Monday, May 4, 2026

Elizabeth Warren 1, Spirit Airlines 0

 The Morning Briefing: Elizabeth Warren's Commie Dreams Just Killed 17,000 Jobs – PJ Media

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Another victim of the Democrats.  . . . "President Trump tried but failed to engineer a $500 million dollar bailout. Government bailouts are anathema in principle to free markets, but in this case it can be argued that government obstructionism made Spirit’s desperate push for the bailout inevitable.

"During its death spiral, Spirit abandoned 90 routes and dropped from 23,000 jobs in 2023 to about 7500 as of a week ago. Now, zero. Meanwhile, the upper management of American, Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines are likely (quietly) grateful to Senator Warren and her Massachusetts constituents, who continue to stick with her through thick and thin."

Elizabeth Warren Gets Wrecked by Community Notes for Trying to Spin Spirit Airlines Comments – RedState

Warren was shredded on X for her shameless spin.

What was marvelous was that she then got wrecked with a couple of savage Community Notes, which didn't let her get away with that contradiction. They reminded her how she called it a "Biden win for flyers," but now, with the shutdown, there were fewer flights and less competition.

Safe to say, she was ratioed into oblivion. " . . . More...

 Warren blames Spirit Airlines closure on Iran war after advocating against JetBlue-Spirit merger | Just The News  

“The 14,000 employees at Spirit who’ve lost their job loss, the travelers who will now pay higher fares, and the shareholders and debt holders who have been wiped out can thank Elizabeth Warren,” Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) wrote on X on Saturday. “Electing left politicians, who have ZERO business experience, has consequences.”

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz reposted a critical Warren post and wrote, “Stunning.” . . . 

..."I've warned for months that a  @JetBlue - @SpiritAirlines  merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares. @JusticeATR  and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation," she wrote on X. "This is a Biden win for flyers!"... 

UPDATE:  2023 Video: Buttigieg Brags of Helping Kill Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Merger  Posted by Izengabe 

 "I don't think America has ever had a more incompetent Secretary of Transportation than Mayor Pete."

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