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Flight cancellations and unsafe skies aren’t some mysterious force — they’re a direct result of Democratic obstructionism. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just laid it bare: don’t expect flights to keep running smoothly when the Left refuses to open the government. Flight numbers are taking a hit, and air traffic controllers, the unsung heroes keeping planes in the air, are being forced to work without pay. No surprise there. Democrats shut down the government, but when the inevitable chaos hits, who’s to blame? Answer: Democrats, plain and simple.
Air traffic controllers can’t exactly do their jobs well when they don’t get paid. They missed a paycheck, and now they’re staring down another with a zero balance. Many are scrambling to find second jobs just to keep their homes afloat. This isn’t just inconvenient — it’s dangerous. What Duffy is describing is a system strained to the breaking point because liberals refuse to put country over politics. This shutdown isn’t a trivial game to them; it’s a blunt weapon against American stability. And ordinary people — middle-class families, business travelers, and workers just trying to get home — are stuck right in the crossfire.
The stress that this government shutdown is putting on the system is NOT WORTH IT!
I heard firsthand from fliers at DCA who are concerned about getting stranded because Democrats are holding the government HOSTAGE.
Fliers and air traffic controllers are not leverage. pic.twitter.com/ks4CPDsJmy
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) November 7, 2025
Flight delays and cancellations aren’t isolated to one city or airport. It’s a nationwide chaos. One day it’s New York, the next day Los Angeles, then Houston or Dallas. It’s a rolling disaster dictated by who’s working, who’s stressed out, and who’s too broke to show up. Republicans want to keep flights safe and punctual. But Democrats say no — they’d rather toss the entire system into a tailspin over political games. The solution is absolutely simple: open the government, pay the controllers, and get America moving again.
Of course, the usual suspects on the Left refuse to publicly admit that their shutdown is the problem. They point fingers at the Transportation Secretary, complaining about the decisions he’s forced to make under these ridiculous circumstances. But Duffy is clear: he’s not playing politics. He’s managing risk. Trying to keep Americans safe in the air while liberals hold the country hostage. Every delay, every canceled flight, is one more sign of how deep the rot of irresponsibility runs in Washington when Democrats have the keys to the kingdom.
If Democrats actually cared about the American people — rather than just enriching their globalist friends and chasing ideological power plays — they’d open the government immediately. But power-hungry liberals love chaos; it keeps their media cohorts entertained and their far-left base energized. Meanwhile, hardworking Americans suffer. The questions remain: how long will conservatives tolerate this? How much more damage do Democrats have to cause before voters demand they put the country before their toxic game of shutdown politics? The choice is clear. America can’t afford passengers paying for Washington’s stupidity with their safety and their time.
