A Transportation Department news briefing Saturday morning about the nationwide ground stop a day earlier was derailed by tech issues.
“I just want to first start off by extending my gratitude for what happened yesterday and the amazing performance of our air traffic controllers,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said, as thousands of flights were canceled Saturday after the ground stop was lifted. Duffy stopped amid what appeared to be microphone feedback.
Duffy attempted to continue but then stopped again. “Oh, this is not operational?” he asked. “This is our kind of, um, day.”
A few minutes later, the briefing live stream began again. Duffy appeared to test the microphone. “Check, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,” he said, as a team worked to help fix the issues, and the briefing resumed.
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