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Karoline Leavitt: “13,000 air traffic controllers who ensure that we all fly…”

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Oct. 23, 2025

Published October 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 38:30

In one single day this week, the FAA had to issue ground stops impacting flights at Houston, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Hobby Airport. 13,000 air traffic controllers who ensure that we all fly safely are continuing to work without pay. This is egregious and truly sad. Some of them are reportedly being forced to turn to driving for Uber and taking on other second jobs to make ends meet. (38:30–38:38)

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Asserts that 13,000 air traffic controllers are working without pay due to the shutdown.

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“The President is privately funding this ballroom addition to the White House grounds.”
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“India has scaled back oil purchases from Russia at the request of the President.”
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“Senate Democrats have voted 12 separate times now to keep the government closed.”
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“Senate Democrats have voted 12 separate times now to keep the government closed.”
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“More than 500,000 civilian federal employees will miss a full paycheck tomorrow.”
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“More than 500,000 civilian federal employees will miss a full paycheck tomorrow.”
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“Thousands of small business loans are going unapproved each month.”
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“Thousands of small business loans are going unapproved each month.”
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“Almost $4 billion in capital is being withheld from small businesses across the country.”
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“Almost $4 billion in capital is being withheld from small businesses across the country.”
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“The Democrat shutdown is also causing severe impacts at airports across the country.”
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“13,000 air traffic controllers are continuing to work without pay.”
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“Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, is beginning to lapse this week in some states.”
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“Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, is beginning to lapse this week in some states.”
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“There will not be enough funds to provide SNAP benefits for more than 40 million Americans on November 1st.”
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“Democrats are solely responsible for all of this unnecessary pain.”
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“During the four years of Joe Biden's administration, the Democrats forced Border Patrol to admit illegal aliens into our country with no…”
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“A significant number of these individuals are the worst of the worst criminals. Rapists, pedophiles, murderers, and even members of the…”
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“Paroled aliens were able to file for work authorization, receive Social Security numbers, and access other benefits like Medicaid.”
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“An illegal alien from Mexico who was arrested for attempted murder. The Democrats open border policies allowed these threats into our…”
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“The president and Republicans through the one big beautiful bill implemented a common sense reform to end this Friday fraudulent scheme.”
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“The Democrats clearly don't care about this suffering. They care about playing political games against President Trump.”
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“These actions are lawful, they are necessary, and we'll continue to fight this battle in court.”
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“California gave this individual [a semi truck driver suspected of killing three people in a DUI crash] a commercial driver's license.”
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“ICE has lodged a separate detainer for this individual.”
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“These tragedies are following a disturbing pattern of these criminal illegal aliens being issued commercial vehicle licensing.”
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“The Department of Transportation is absolutely cracking down on [licenses wrongfully being issued].”
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“This administration is not going to tolerate international narco terrorist organizations from trafficking drugs into the United States.”
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“The president has always maintained that he would implement sanctions on Russia when he felt it was appropriate and necessary.”
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“The president has pushed European countries to stop their purchases of Russian oil.”
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