And so if. If we'd ended up giving $500 million to Spirit and having the federal government own 90% of Spirit number one, I believe we would have lost our money [if the government bailed out Spirit Airlines]. In fact, I had said, somewhat cynically, a better idea was simply to put $500 million in a pile on the floor, pour gasoline on it and light it, because then at least you'd get some warmth. (03:53–04:04)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bailout would have resulted in financial loss.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
