Trump Kept Out of Sight as FAA Issued Flight Ground Stop

“With flights grounded for nearly five hours Friday evening, Americans heard from the homeland security secretary. They heard from the transportation secretary. They did not hear from President Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“At least not about the nationwide ground stop, the first major crisis the federal government has faced since the midterm elections. The halt grounded or delayed some 10,000 flights from coast to coast and confirmed what experts have been warning for years: that the nation’s flight safety system is perilously fragile.”

“Instead, the president, who remained behind the scenes at the White House, posted messages to social media that night on other topics.”

The Wrap: Trump stays mum on FAA grounded flight crisis, questionably touts Hollywood business bill instead.