Washington: US President Donald Trump has blamed the previous administration under Joe Biden for the nationwide flight disruptions that brought air travel to a standstill for several hours on Friday.
Breaking his silence on the incident, Trump criticised the aviation management under Biden, calling it a “disaster”. The disruption occurred after a technical upgrade went wrong, forcing US authorities to ground all aircraft temporarily and affecting both domestic and international travel.
Reacting to the situation on Sunday, Trump took to his Truth Social platform and accused the former administration of mishandling the country’s aviation system.
“Everything they touched turned bad,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Big money spent unwisely, making an old and broken system worse than when they began.”
The US President alleged that substantial amounts of money had been spent without proper results, claiming that the changes made under Biden had further weakened an already outdated aviation system.
Trump’s remarks came two days after the technical failure triggered a nationwide ground stop, disrupting air travel across the country. His comments marked his first public response to the incident, as he directly held his predecessor’s administration responsible for the problems affecting the aviation network.
