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Ted Cruz: “This weekend there were over 9,000 delays on flights all…”

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Ted Cruz's SHOCKING prediction about the government shutdown

Published November 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:26

And so if the staffing shortages fell too low, I believe him, that they would shut down the airspace. What we're seeing now instead is we're seeing massive delays and cancellations. This weekend there were over 9,000 delays on flights all throughout America. Just on Saturday alone, there were 650 flights canceled. And what is happening? You've got 50,000 TSA agents, they're coming into work and they're not getting a paycheck. (04:26–04:33)

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Asserts that there were over 9,000 flight delays in America over the weekend.

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