{"id":2652460,"date":"2026-08-31T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-fixed-bidens-air-traffic-controller-crisis-in-record-time-by-ditching-suicidal-dei-requirements\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:23:09","slug":"trump-has-fixed-bidens-air-traffic-controller-crisis-in-record-time-by-ditching-suicidal-dei-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-has-fixed-bidens-air-traffic-controller-crisis-in-record-time-by-ditching-suicidal-dei-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Has Fixed Biden&#8217;s Air Traffic Controller Crisis in Record Time by Ditching Suicidal DEI Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-has-fixed-bidens-air-traffic-controller-crisis-in-record-time-by-ditching-suicidal-dei-requirements%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=2652460&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>The article discusses how air traffic controller staffing issues during the Biden governance are improving due to actions taken by President Donald Trump.Trump shifted focus from diversity and inclusion (DEI) quotas to merit-based hiring, emphasizing skills and qualifications. Through initiatives like the \u201cbest and brightest campaign,\u201d targeting tech-savvy applicants such as gamers, and leveraging the Merit hiring Plan, the Trump administration increased recruitment, hiring over 2,000 new staff based on demonstrated abilities. This approach contrasts with previous policies under Obama and biden, which prioritized diversity quotas, sometimes hiring individuals with severe mental disabilities. Trump\u2019s reforms aimed to strengthen air traffic control by selecting experts solely for their skills, improving safety and efficiency in the industry.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>Biden-era issues with <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> appear to be fading away thanks to President Donald Trump ditching DEI policies.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/government\/air-traffic-control-hiring-sees-huge-success-trump-pairs-existing-skills-open-jobs\">Just The News<\/a>, President Trump has prioritized meritorious applicants in job hiring instead of DEI quotas, which has set air traffic control networks on a path to growth in recruitment and skill.<\/p>\n<p>Following numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-die-voic-recording-exposes-shocking-way-minority-air-traffic-controller-candidates-passed-tests-report\/\">DEI scandals<\/a> in the air traffic management industry, President Trump took immediate steps by announcing the \u201cbest and brightest campaign\u201d alongside Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign targets avid video game players and others predisposed to faster processing speeds. Secretary Duffy addressed these new applicants in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/secduffy\/status\/2086574114215493969?s=46\">X post<\/a>, saying \u201cthey problem-solve, they\u2019re spatially aware, they do multiple things at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duffy also noted tremendous increases in recruitment numbers, announcing that over 2,000 applicants have been hired by the Department of Transportation following the rollout of the best and brightest program.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy\u2019s program was bolstered by President Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/policy-data-oversight\/hiring-information\/merit-hiring-plan-resources\/\">Merit Hiring Plan<\/a> (Executive Order 14170), which enforced hiring based on skill replacing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/?s=FAA+DEI+hiring\">Biden-era metric<\/a> of minority quotas in government jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration broke a barrier of hiring procedure by encouraging gamers to work in air control units.<\/p>\n<p>Using targeted YouTube advertising and messaging to appeal to the video gaming community, the Department of Transportation recruited a crop of new younger applicants with improved skills thanks to their knowledge of technical gear.<\/p>\n<p>Contrasting these efforts to streamline and strengthen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-haley-slam-bidens-foreign-policy-decisions\/\" title=\"Pompeo, Haley slam ...\u2019s foreign policy decisions\">air traffic control systems<\/a>, the Biden administration consistently pushed for further expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-run-amok-faa-hiring-people-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disability-disaster-making\/\">DEI measures<\/a> in these critical areas of the government responsible for keeping Americans in the air safe.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Obama and Biden administrations hired people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-yes-obama-biden-faa-hire-people-intellectual-psychiatric-severe-physical-disabilities\/\">severe mental instabilities<\/a> to take up these tasks in order to fulfill purely symbolic diversity quotas.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump put an end to these policies, working closely with Secretary Duffy to ensure the air traffic workforce was staffed with experts selected solely for their adeptness.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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