Hillary Clinton Points Blame At Trump and ‘MAGA’ For Recent Plane Crashes: You’re Gonna Let ‘Unvetted 22-Year Olds’ Mess With ‘Airline Safety?’

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Hillary Clinton pointed blame at President Donald Trump for recent plane crashes and raised red flags over Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) having anything to do with aviation safety.

“US airlines had gone 16 years without fatal crashes,” Clinton wrote in a Thursday X post. “Then MAGA fired the FAA chief, gutted the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and threatened air traffic controllers with layoffs. Now there have been two fatal crashes.”

In Washington, D.C., a military helicopter collided with a civilian aircraft, killing more than 60 people. Shortly after, multiple people were killed in a Philadelphia plane crash. The president has blamed hiring standards and Musk’s DOGE has become involved with the “aviation system” since the tragedies.

Some critics have put blame on Trump as his first weeks in office included firing the Federal Aviation Administration head and gutting the Aviation Security Advisory Committee.

“Hope your unvetted 22-year-olds fix things fast,” Clinton wrote in her X post, referring to reports of a 19-year-old serving in Musk’s DOGE.

Clinton’s post was in response to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announcing DOGE’s involvement with aviation.

“Big News — Talked to the DOGE team. They are going to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system,” Duffy wrote.

“They have no relevant experience,” Clinton shot back. “Most of them aren’t old enough to rent a car. And you’re going to let them mess with airline safety that’s already deteriorated on your watch?”

Duffy shot back by blaming “crumbling” infrastructure on “bureaucrats” who would more traditionally be considered “experienced.”

“Madam Secretary, with all due respect, ‘experienced’ Washington bureaucrats are the reason our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling,” he wrote. “You need to sit this one out.”