Trump Goon Makes Alarming New Pitch to Solve Air Traffic Control Mess

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President Donald Trump’s https://www.thedailybeast.com/reality-tv-star-turned-trump-cabinet-goon-filming-new-series/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/reality-tv-star-turned-trump-cabinet-goon-filming-new-series/">chief transport lackey is going after gamers to overcome his shortage of air traffic controllers.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-sean-duffy-busted-for-phony-attempt-to-hype-boss-with-palm-beach-airport-code-change/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-sean-duffy-busted-for-phony-attempt-to-hype-boss-with-palm-beach-airport-code-change/">Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has launched an unusual advertising campaign on YouTube telling would-be video game fans: “You’ve been training for this.”

The Federal Aviation Administration has been dealing with a shortage of controllers for years, raising https://www.thedailybeast.com/air-canada-crash-sean-duffy-under-fire-after-deadly-laguardia-collision/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/air-canada-crash-sean-duffy-under-fire-after-deadly-laguardia-collision/">safety concerns.

The crisis came into focus in the fall, when the government shutdown prevented staff from being paid, leading to a sharp drop in the number of available workers and a further spike in safety fears.

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