"NBC on Monday unexpectedly used a clip from Fox News star Bill Hemmer during a segment about air travel returning to normal. In the final days of the government shutdown, the Trump administration drastically cut flights at the busiest airports in the country due to safety concerns and staffing shortages. Once the historically-long shutdown finally came to an end, those restrictions were lifted."
"As noted in NBC's Monday morning report, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed that staffing among air traffic controllers had improved significantly. During that report, NBC also compiled social media clips of travelers detailing their recent experiences. The very first clip came from Hemmer's TikTok account. Overall, really good, smooth sailing so far! Hemmer said in the video as he made his way through the airport. According to the attribution in the corner of the screen, the clip came from the account bill.backup1."
NBC used a clip from Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer during a segment about air travel returning to normal. The Trump administration cut flights at major airports during the final days of the government shutdown because of safety concerns and staffing shortages. After the shutdown ended, restrictions were lifted and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said air traffic controller staffing had improved significantly. NBC compiled social media clips of travelers; Hemmer's TikTok clip, attributed to bill.backup1, showed minimal delays and cancellations at LaGuardia. Another TikTok clip showed a traveler clearing the TSA checkpoint at Dallas Fort Worth in under three minutes.
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