Ted Cruz: “Section 373 of the NDAA lets the military fly by different…”

“… Defense Authorization act that was airdropped in at the last moment and that unwinds the actions taken by President Trump and Secretary Duffy to make the airspace around D.C. safer. Section 373 of the NDAA lets the military fly by different rules than every other aircraft in civilian airspace. This special carve out was exactly what caused the January 29 crash that claimed 67 lives. American Airlines Flight 5342 was seconds away from landing at DCA when the flight crew began hearing traffic alerts in the cockpit.” (01:24–01:34)

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