{"id":2406063,"date":"2025-02-24T14:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffy-accuses-democrats-of-playing-politics-for-criticizing-dot-firings-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:57:24","slug":"sean-duffy-accuses-democrats-of-playing-politics-for-criticizing-dot-firings-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffy-accuses-democrats-of-playing-politics-for-criticizing-dot-firings-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Duffy accuses Democrats of \u2018playing politics\u2019 for criticizing DOT firings &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsean-duffy-accuses-democrats-of-playing-politics-for-criticizing-dot-firings-washington-examiner%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=2406063&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>Transportation Secretary sean Duffy has responded to \u2062criticisms from Democrats regarding recent employee firings at the Department of Transportation (DOT), arguing that such criticisms are\u200c politically motivated. Duffy pointed out that the dismissals\u200b involved\u2064 only 352 employees out of\u2062 46,000 at the Federal Aviation Governance (FAA),constituting just 0.8% of the workforce and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">primarily affecting probationary workers employed<\/a> for less than a year. he emphasized that critical safety positions remain filled and that hiring\u2064 has increased\u200c for essential safety roles, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic controllers<\/a> and\u2063 inspectors. Additionally,\u200b duffy expressed support for the idea of federal employees reporting their weekly accomplishments, as \u2064suggested by Elon Musk, while noting that the implementation of\u200b such a requirement\u2063 might vary by department. Duffy aims to modernize \u200cthe DOT&#8217;s technology and improve air traffic safety, indicating the need for updates, including the replacement\u200b of outdated technology\u2063 still in use\u2062 at some control centers.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sean Duffy accuses Democrats of &lsquo;playing politics&rsquo; for criticizing DOT firings<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2018058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sean Duffy<\/a> dismissed the criticism some have made over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Transportation&rsquo;s<\/a> firings, telling Democrats to &ldquo;give me a break&rdquo; as he seeks to cut &ldquo;the fat&rdquo; from the department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The job eliminations come after several crashes, including the midair collision that occurred in late January near&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3305297\/multiple-difficulties-have-surrounded-reagan-national-airport-fatal-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport<\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;and<\/span> the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3322353\/former-faa-admin-suggests-very-rare-events-at-play-delta-plane-flip\/\" target=\"_blank\">accident that occurred last week at Toronto Pearson International Airport<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada<\/a>.<\/span> When asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3322806\/democrats-lambaste-trump-air-disasters-faa-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the recent firings of Transportation Department employees<\/a>, Duffy contended that 352 out of 46,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-aviation-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> employees were dismissed, equating to just 0.8% of FAA&rsquo;s employment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These were probationary workers, they were employed for less than a year, so these weren&rsquo;t the old school, really ingrained employees of the DOT,&rdquo; Duffy explained on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;And not only that, we kept all the critical safety positions, and we actually hired more positions in the critical safety, like air traffic controllers. We hired more inspectors for things like pipelines and for aircraft. So again, we have a safety mission, but for people to say because we cut 352 people out of 46,000 that that&rsquo;s a risk to safety? Give me a break. That&rsquo;s just playing politics as opposed to saying, &lsquo;Let&rsquo;s cut the fat.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2812950&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=341a0a67cadeb4594bc18d9aa7f68698\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Duffy also expressed interest in the Transportation Department complying with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> demand for federal employees to reveal via emails <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3327295\/federal-workers-who-dont-email-weekly-achievements-will-lose-their-job-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murkowski-rushes-to-defense-of-federal-workers-in-rebuke-of-musk-backed-email-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Murkowski rushes to defense of federal workers in rebuke of Musk-backed email - Washington Examiner\">federal workers accomplish<\/a> <\/a>on a weekly basis, stating he has &ldquo;no problem&rdquo; with it. He added that this could help people recognize they are &ldquo;public servant[s]&rdquo; who will carry out the duties and vision of whoever is president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3323662\/trump-administration-tears-up-new-york-congestion-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TEARS UP NEW YORK&rsquo;S CONGESTION PRICING PLAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The transportation secretary also contended that &ldquo;every department is different&rdquo; and that some should pause on mandating these weekly emails for employees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3327879\/agency-leadership-clashes-musk-productivity-email-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI Director Kash Patel, for instance, has instructed FBI personnel to &ldquo;pause any responses&rdquo; on these emails.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Duffy detailed how he is seeking to &ldquo;surge&rdquo; air traffic controllers to increase the safety of air travel, adding that some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabin-pressure-worries-united-airlines-flight-drops-28000-feet-in-10-minutes\/\" title=\"United Airlines flight experiences rapid descent, dropping 28,000 feet in just 10 minutes.\">air traffic control centers<\/a> are still using floppy disks and &ldquo;really old technology&rdquo; and that the Transportation Department is seeking to modernize its technology within a year and a half. Early this month, the secretary also announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3313925\/duffy-to-offer-veteran-air-traffic-controllers-incentives-to-stay-while-system-revamped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">incentivize veteran air traffic controllers to stay on board<\/a> as newer recruits are still being trained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2018058\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2018058\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Duffy claims Democrats are &#8216;playing politics&#8217; over DOT firings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2406064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sean-Duffy-DoT-Firings-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,50989,5894,45268,32076],"class_list":["post-2406063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-dot-firings","tag-politics","tag-sean-duffy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sean-Duffy-DoT-Firings-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406063","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406063"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406067,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406063\/revisions\/2406067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}