Democrats Have A History Of Racial Scandals In Aviation

President Donald Trump on Thursday correctly noted that Democrats have long sought to lower standards for aviation professionals out of concern that the field is overwhelmingly white and male.

In 2023, President Joe Biden nominated a black man, Phil Washington, to oversee the Federal Aviation Administration despite Washington having little experience in the field. Washington had run Denver’s airport for two years in a job that largely revolved around managing the airport’s commercial space. He withdrew his nomination after he could not answer basic questions about flying in a Senate hearing, leading to bipartisan condemnation.

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), a pilot, said “He should have never been appointed for the job. I put this on Joe Biden who was going more for diversity rather than the public safety when it comes to air traffic.”

In 2016, the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General found that a group advocating for black air traffic controllers, the National Black…