Birdwatch Note
2025-01-30 20:16:25 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
Trump did fire the head of the TSA, but did not fire 400 FAA senior officials or 3000 air traffic controllers. Trump did implement a hiring freeze for Federal civilian employees generally: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-freeze-hiring-air-traffic-controllers-washington-crash-2023348 It's possible the 3000 number refers to an unrelated headline from 2024: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/business/faa-short-on-air-traffic-controllers/index.html
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- Trump did fire the head of the TSA, but did not fire 400 FAA senior officials or 3000 air traffic controllers. Trump did implement a hiring freeze for Federal civilian employees generally: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-freeze-hiring-air-traffic-controllers-washington-crash-2023348 It's possible the 3000 number refers to an unrelated headline from 2024: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/business/faa-short-on-air-traffic-controllers/index.html