{"id":2397827,"date":"2025-02-01T13:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-right-obama-faa-policy-penalized-high-aptitude-applicants-even-chicago-tribune-was-worried-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T13:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:20:10","slug":"trump-is-right-obama-faa-policy-penalized-high-aptitude-applicants-even-chicago-tribune-was-worried-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-right-obama-faa-policy-penalized-high-aptitude-applicants-even-chicago-tribune-was-worried-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Is Right: Obama FAA Policy Penalized &#8216;High Aptitude&#8217; Applicants, Even Chicago Tribune Was Worried in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-is-right-obama-faa-policy-penalized-high-aptitude-applicants-even-chicago-tribune-was-worried-in-2021%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397827&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the aftermath \u2064of a tragic air disaster in Washington,D.C., which resulted in the loss of 67 lives,\u2062 attention\u200d has been\u200d drawn to potential lapses in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls\/\" title=\"FAA to invest millions in airports after near-fatal incidents.\">air \u2063traffic control<\/a> (ATC) \u2064procedures.Reports indicate that one\u2062 air traffic controller was managing both \u200baircraft and helicopter traffic at Reagan National Airport when a\u2064 mid-air collision occurred\u200c between American Eagle Flight \u200b5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. Concerns were heightened by a recent decision by President Donald Trump to repeal \u2064an FAA hiring initiative aimed at prioritizing the employment of individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b decision has sparked political backlash,particularly\u2064 from Democrats \u200dwho are criticizing Trump&#8217;s leadership during such crises. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker accused the president of being\u2063 unfit to lead,suggesting that Trump \u200dwas \u2062attempting to blame\u2064 hiring practices related to individuals with \u200cdisabilities instead of addressing the pressing issues at hand.<\/p>\n<p>Critics\u2064 of \u2063the new FAA hiring policy argue that it\u200b could \u200cdiminish air safety by employing less \u2062experienced individuals, questioning whether a focus on diversity and inclusion could\u200b potentially compromise the effectiveness of air traffic management. \u2063Reports also \u2063note that \u200da shift in hiring practices has resulted in \u200clower staffing \u2063quality, further jeopardizing passenger safety.<\/p>\n<p>the article emphasizes the\u200c need for accountability and \u200bthorough examination of the factors\u2064 contributing to aviation safety and air traffic controller readiness in\u2064 the wake \u200cof \u2063the tragic accident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the Washington, D.C., air disaster Wednesday which claimed 67 lives, scrutiny immediately fell upon air-traffic control readiness, given that a mid-air collision was involved.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/01\/30\/dc-plane-crash-updates-helicopter-potomac-reagan-airport\/#link-RKU3PFTAVVGTPLRMWFRAHX5EHU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported, one controller was handling both airliner and helicopter traffic at Reagan National Airport when American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided, something a source said was &ldquo;not normal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the crash came just days after President Donald Trump signed an order rescinding an FAA initiative begun during the Obama years that prioritized hiring those with &ldquo;targeted disabilities,&rdquo; including &ldquo;severe physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, and intellectual disabilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the fact the specter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-yes-obama-biden-faa-hire-people-intellectual-psychiatric-severe-physical-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI hiring<\/a> got mentioned in the wake of a crash where ATC fitness may have played a role infuriated Democrats, especially Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While times of tragedy should be focused on mourning the victims and getting answers to their loved ones, we face the unfortunate reality that we must be honest with the nation about: Donald Trump is unfit to lead during moments of crisis like this,&rdquo; Pritzker said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com\/gov-pritzker-statement-on-tragic-aviation-crash-in-washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before victims have even been identified, Trump is blaming people with disabilities. He&rsquo;s blaming the U.S. service members in the Blackhawk helicopter. He&rsquo;s blaming hiring programs he can&rsquo;t even name or offer examples of. The buck stops with him &ndash; yet he is failing to demonstrate his role as protector of the American people and head of our government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s disregard Pritzker claiming the buck stopped with Trump, blaming a president who had only been in office nine days for the crash. Apparently, Gov. Pritzker hasn&rsquo;t been reading his hometown papers these past few years &mdash; because less than three years ago, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2014\/05\/27\/faas-shift-in-hiring-raises-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> sounded the same warning about ATC readiness that the president did.<\/p>\n<p>The piece began with the story of Brittany Powers, an honors student from Lewis University who was passed over by the Federal Aviation Administration not because of her qualifications, but because its &ldquo;biographical assessment&rdquo; portion of the hiring process included &ldquo;questions about how peers would describe the individual and the age at which the person started to earn money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the result of an abrupt overhaul this year to the FAA&rsquo;s air traffic controller hiring policy, which for almost 25 years gave preferred status to aviation graduates like Powers as well as former military controllers,&rdquo; the Tribune reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, the FAA is conducting an off-the-street recruiting process for all candidates. It begins with the assessment, which is open to most people with a high school diploma.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Critics argue that the unproven strategy will cost millions of dollars and could complicate FAA attempts to replenish its workforce, erode passenger safety in the long term and increase travel delays, in part because an influx of aviation novices hired from among the general public would create more work for veteran controllers in an already high-stress job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report noted experts &ldquo;also suggest that the policy appears quietly aimed at attracting more minorities and women to a workforce that is largely male and white, even though the FAA says the new policy is &lsquo;blind on the issue of diversity, from start to finish.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is decidedly&nbsp;<em>not<\/em> what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-four-sobering-words-signing-executive-orders-wake-dc-air-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAA&rsquo;s webpage said<\/a>, going all the way back to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Diversity is integral to achieving FAA&rsquo;s mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel across our nation and beyond,&rdquo; the page read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because diversity is so critical, FAA actively supports and engages in a variety of associations, programs, coalitions and initiatives to support and accommodate employees from diverse communities and backgrounds. Our people are our strength, and we take great care in investing in and valuing them as such.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the FAA has stopped hiring controllers from its usual source, the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative &mdash; something that&rsquo;s currently the source of a lawsuit which alleges the Obama administration overlooked roughly 1,000 qualified candidates because the pool wasn&rsquo;t diverse enough.<\/p>\n<p>The move away from the Collegiate Training Initiative, the Tribune noted, could lead to staffing shortages and create invisible hazards for fliers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Association of Collegiate Training Institutions, which represents the 36 U.S. air traffic control schools, said the new FAA hiring process will &lsquo;jeopardize air traffic safety, cost millions of dollars more to implement and take longer to train a controller workforce that is already critically under-manned,&rsquo;&rdquo; the report stated.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/07\/21\/insane-republicans-oppose-obama-policy-risking-airline-passengers-lives-advance-woke-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Signal<\/a> noted in 2023, the implementation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/villain-us-president-turned-monster-woke-captain-america-film-allusion-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke<\/a> &ldquo;biographical assessment&rdquo; was even worse than it sounds on paper.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The assessment reportedly gives more points to applicants who have not been employed for the last three years than to an applicant who answers that he has been a pilot or a veteran with an air traffic control-related military background,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-banks-pelosi-blocking-certain-lawmakers-january-6-committee-avoid-damning-questions-role-incursion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Jim Banks<\/a>, an Indiana Republican, noted that the &ldquo;biographical assessment penalizes air traffic controller candidates who demonstrate a high aptitude in science. It&rsquo;s insane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson also sounded the alarm about the policy in 2018<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Applicants who had been unemployed for the previous three years got more points than licensed pilots got. In other words, the FAA actively searched for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tucker-carlson-uncovered-devastating-faa-emails-in-2018-proved-obama-team-knew-they-were-playing-with-fire\/\" title=\"Watch: Tucker Carlson Uncovered Devastating FAA Emails in 2018, Proved Obama Team Knew They Were Playing with Fire\">unqualified air traffic controllers<\/a>,&rdquo; Carlson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is insane. And they knew it was insane when they did it, but they did it anyway.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thus, one can only conclude that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-gov-pritzker-gives-democrats-near-record-power-in-illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Pritzker<\/a> isn&rsquo;t much of a reader or news-watcher &mdash; or he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">simply ignores inconvenient facts<\/a>. Either one removes him from serious consideration in this matter, however.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t to say that any of this played a role the crash that claimed 67 lives Wednesday night. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tucker-carlson-uncovered-devastating-faa-s-2018-proved-obama-team-knew-playing-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watering down air safety<\/a> in the name of diversity&nbsp;<em>will<\/em> eventually end in tragedy if left unchecked &mdash; and a refusal to ask pertinent questions when they&rsquo;re most needed will only ensure it happens sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Reports indicated that a single controller was managing both commercial and helicopter traffic at Reagan National Airport when American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, which sources described as &#8220;unusual.&#8221; This incident occurred shortly after President Donald Trump revoked an FAA initiative from the Obama administration aimed at prioritizing hiring individuals with &#8220;targeted disabilities,&#8221; including severe physical and psychiatric conditions. The mention of diversity-focused hiring practices in light of this tragedy angered Democrats, particularly Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who criticized Trump for his response during such a crisis. Pritzker stated that instead of mourning victims and seeking answers for their families, Trump was unfairly blaming people with disabilities and military personnel involved in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>While it may seem unreasonable to hold Trump accountable for an incident occurring just nine days into his presidency, it&#8217;s worth noting that concerns about air traffic control readiness had been raised previously by local media like the Chicago Tribune. They highlighted issues within FAA hiring practices that shifted away from giving preference to qualified aviation graduates and former military controllers towards a more generalized recruitment process open to high school graduates.<\/p>\n<p>Critics warned this change could lead to staffing shortages and compromise passenger safety over time due to less experienced hires creating additional burdens on veteran controllers already under stress. Furthermore, there were allegations suggesting these new policies were subtly aimed at increasing diversity within a predominantly male workforce despite claims from the FAA stating their processes were neutral regarding diversity.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA&#8217;s previous commitment to diversity as essential for safe travel contradicted its current approach which has led some experts to express concern about potential risks associated with these changes in hiring policy. Ultimately, while it remains unclear if these factors directly contributed to Wednesday&#8217;s crash, neglecting critical questions surrounding air safety could have dire consequences if not addressed promptly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-4-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49649,5315,3634],"class_list":["post-2397827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-faa-policy","tag-obama","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture-4-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397831,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397827\/revisions\/2397831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}