Replies to post #509331 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[12yearplan]

Think you got that one wrong B4:

A major theme of President Trump's comments during this news briefing is one that has become a significant feature of his administration so far: the fight against diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI programmes.

Trump has now - explicitly - blamed his predecessors in the Biden administration - particularly former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg - for allegedly hiring people with disabilities and psychological issues for air traffic controller positions.

He hasn't provided any evidence to support his claims. The Federal Aviation Administration is a large organisation with 35,000 employees - a fraction of whom are air traffic controllers.

"I don't think so," Trump says, remarking on whether he believes those hired in Buttigieg's time were qualified to safely control air traffic.

The FAA, he claims, was "ran into the ground" by DEI hires after it was determined that the agency was "too white".
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy7kxx74yxlt

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Two things were very clear from Trump’s remarks on Thursday. The first is that his eagerness to inject himself into a major news story is undiminished in his new term. And the second is that in his view it is never too soon to inject politics into national tragedy – and use it to attack opponents and advance his agenda.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy7kxx74yxlt#player

[janice shell]

I take back the "again". You need to watch the presser for the FIRST time.

[fuagf]

B402, I've seen elsewhere opinions of Trump's speech substantively the same as janice's yet i have not seen any reaction to those other opinions anything like yours there. Your holier-than-thou fraudulently phony independent underwear has been badly soiled again.

"I did and the most shameful response is yours just now....."

Be specific. What exactly in janice's do you see as shameful. What exactly.

[arizona1]

Why don't you just admit this is true?

all I know is that had President Biden forced out the FAA chief under pressure from his top adviser and his corrupt motives, and then the next week there was a plane crash that killed more than 60 people, Republicans would be howling that it was an impeachable offense.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-01-30T19:15:13.299Z