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Trump Kept Out of Sight as F.A.A. Issued Flight Ground Stop
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- A nationwide flight ground stop on Friday evening lasted nearly five hours, affecting or delaying around 10,000 flights and highlighting vulnerabilities in the U.S. flight safety system.
- During the crisis, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addressed the public, but President Trump did not make any public statements.
- President Trump remained at the White House and instead posted unrelated messages on social media, focusing on entertainment industry tax incentives rather than the flight disruption.
- Secretary Mullin defended the president's absence from the public eye, stating that Trump prefers to empower his cabinet members to lead during such events.
- This incident marked the first major federal crisis since the midterm elections and drew attention to Trump's limited public engagement following the Democratic victories.
