Plane crashes doubled under Biden’s first four weeks compared to the same period under Trump’s second administration. That’s according to federal aviation data reviewed by Fox News Digital, exposing a disturbing trend that Democrats would rather ignore.
Between January 20 and February 18, 2021, the Biden administration oversaw 10 fatal plane crashes across the United States, resulting in 18 deaths. In the same time frame under Trump’s second term, there were only five fatal crashes, including the tragic collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
The numbers don’t lie. Aviation safety declined under Biden. The media refused to talk about it, instead blaming “climate change” and “bad luck” for a series of deadly incidents. Now, as Trump cleans house at the Federal Aviation Administration, the same Democrats who ignored aviation failures for four years are suddenly screaming about safety.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wasted no time blaming Trump’s firings of unqualified FAA hires for a recent crash in Toronto, where a Delta jet flipped upside down after landing. The problem? Not a single air traffic controller was fired. Trump’s administration removed fewer than 400 FAA employees, all of them probationary hires, meaning they had less than a year on the job. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made it clear: These were not critical safety personnel.
This is a classic case of Democrats trying to cover up their failures. The truth is, the FAA was a disaster under Pete Buttigieg. Whistleblowers have confirmed that DEI hiring practices weakened air traffic control, and Biden’s administration ignored the air controller shortage while dumping billions into woke pet projects. The results speak for themselves: deadly crashes, increased near-misses, and widespread dysfunction.
Now, as Trump works to fix the problem, the media and Democrats are desperate to shift blame. They had four years to address aviation safety and failed. Trump has been back in office for a month, and they’re already panicking that he’s exposing the rot inside the system.
Trump is doing what he does best—cleaning up the mess. The only question is, how much more incompetence will be uncovered?
