Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Is Threatening to Close U.S. Airspace (!!) Right Before Thanksgiving

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, whose rise would seem otherwise inexplicable were it not for the guy who put him in that job, has decided to flex and seems to have sprained his brain in the process. From Reuters:

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that if the federal government shutdown continues another week it could lead to “mass chaos” and could force him to close some of the national airspace to air traffic, a drastic move that could upend American aviation.

“If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays. You’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it,” Duffy said at a press conference Tuesday.

As a shakedown artist, Sean Duffy would make a great spreader of mulch.

Given the damage done already to the FAA by the DOGE boyos, for which he was the rubber stamp, does Duffy really think this administration could stand the political gaff of restricting air travel around Thanksgiving? Has he thought through the political ramifications of endless hours of video news clips of children sobbing in airport hallways and college students stretched out over rows of seats at every departure gate? The Republican majorities in Congress, and the White House, are already failing in their efforts to pin the shutdown on the Democrats. Does Duffy think inconveniencing thousands of citizens and their families will turn those poll numbers around? If so, I’d like him to tell me where he buys his mushrooms.