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Elon Musk: “A lot of really qualified air traffic controllers were…”

Featuring: Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the President, Head of Department of Government Efficiency | National

Joe Rogan Experience #2281 - Elon Musk part 1

Published February 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 43:00

You put a post about it, just to get back to it, saying that if we need highly qualified air traffic controllers, if you've retired, if you would consider doing it again, we could use you. Yes. So A lot of really qualified air traffic controllers were pushed out because of DEI stuff. So, I mean, not to be blunt. I mean, a bunch of really good, talented old white guys were pushed out. It's not cool. (43:00–43:06)

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