"Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that if the federal government shutdown continues another week it could lead to "mass chaos" and could force him to close some of the national airspace to air traffic, a drastic move that could upend American aviation. "If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays. You'll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it,""
"As a shakedown artist, Sean Duffy would make a great spreader of mulch. Given the damage done already to the FAA by the DOGE boyos, for which he was the rubber stamp, does Duffy really think this administration could stand the political gaff of restricting air travel around Thanksgiving? Has he thought through the political ramifications of endless hours of video news clips of children sobbing in airport hallways and college students stretched out over rows of seats at every departure gate?"
Sean Duffy warned that a continuing federal government shutdown could, within a week, produce "mass chaos" including mass flight delays, cancellations and potential closure of parts of the national airspace. The warning framed such closures as measures because the department "just cannot manage it." Commentators described Duffy as a shakedown artist and questioned his competence given prior damage to the FAA attributed to "DOGE boyos" for which he served as rubber stamp. Critics argued that restricting air travel near Thanksgiving would create images of sobbing children and exhausted students, risk political backlash for Republican leaders, and seemingly would not improve poll standings.
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