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White House warns govt shutdown could lead to holiday travel meltdown

The Trump administration and Republican leaders in Congress on Oct. 23, 2025 warns that flight disruptions will increase as a government shutdown enters its 23rd day and controllers miss their first full paycheck. Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work without pay during the government shutdown. Controllers will miss their first full paycheck on Oct. 28.. Democrats reject the contention that they are responsible and say it is President Donald Trump and Republicans who refuse to negotiate.

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00:00With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, we are nearing the busiest travel period of the entire year,
00:05when millions of Americans will go to airports to spend time with their loved ones.
00:10Let us be very clear from the White House today.
00:13If the Democrats continue to keep the government closed,
00:16we fear there will be significant flight delays, disruptions, and cancellations in major airports across the country this holiday season.
00:25If Democrats continue to shut down the government, they will also be shutting down American air travel.
00:31This is pure partisan games.
00:35A senior Democrat aide said the party will not end the shutdown, quote,
00:39short of planes falling out of the sky.
00:42That is truly a disturbing statement.
00:44The Democrats clearly don't care about this suffering.
00:47They care about playing political games against President Trump.
00:51And this dangerous charade needs to end.
00:55They care about it.
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