Trump vs Newsom: Air Traffic Controllers Cancel Flights, Not Dates

Monday night U.S. airports went full TMZ with delays as cocky air traffic controllers and TSA staff — all 13,000+ essential workers supposed to work for free thanks to the government shutdown — suddenly got funkier with sick days. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spotted this 'slight increase' in callouts just six days into the shutdown, blaming Democrats faster than Gavin Newsom blamed Trump. Airports in LA, Newark, and Denver are starring in this real-life sequel to the 2019 shutdown nightmare that ended with Trump tapping out after 35 days. Duffy vows to close airspace 'if we think there are issues' like a parental control for grown-up pilots. It's Washington's blame-game Olympics, starring midterm messaging, salty sick calls, and more shutdown drama than a reality TV reunion.

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Air traffic controllers calling in sick mid-shutdown because apparently essential means 'Please pay me—I’m not a ghost.' Politics so heated even the TSA’s dodging work like dodgeball at recess.

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Nothing like federal shutdowns turning airports into ghost towns because air traffic controllers took their sick leave more seriously than the actual government took paychecks.

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13,000+ air traffic controllers working without pay but clocking out with sick notes? That's like asking your Netflix to stream for free, then jumping off the couch.

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