Trump’s freshly-appointed transportation secretary is doing a terrible job of inspiring confidence in his abilities following the devastating aircraft collision at Ronald Reagan National airport near Washington, D.C.
A U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane carrying 64 people collided late Wednesday night, leaving no survivors and giving the Trump administration its first aviation crisis.
Sean Duffy, the former reality TV star turned transportation secretary, was asked Thursday morning about how normal it was for military helicopters and other aircraft to get clearance to cross a potentially busy flight path.
“I don’t want to go into too much detail about the information we have from the FAA, but obviously it is not standard to have aircraft collide. I want to be clear on that.”
Duffy was quickly lambasted for stating the painfully obvious.
“I’m starting to think the guy from MTV’s The Real World and Road Rules All Stars might not have a lot of expertise in transportation issues, particularly aviation safety,” one X user wrote.
“Just imagine if Pete Buttigieg said this,” said another, in reference to Biden’s transportation secretary.
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