MAGA Ally Blasts Trump’s ‘Terrible’ Plan for Budget Airline

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One of Donald Trump’s most reliable Republican allies has come out swinging at the president’s “terrible” plan to bail out a failing airline.

Trump has indicated a willingness to come to the aid of Spirit Airlines, which has filed for bankruptcy protection twice in less than a year, in November 2024 and August 2025. “It’s 14,000 jobs, and maybe the federal government should help that one out,” Trump told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday.

But top MAGA figures, none more so than Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, hate the plan, which would reportedly see the government lend the business up to $500 million before taking a 90-percent stake in it.

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