Fired FAA Employee SPEAKS OUT! - 'The Public Has Reason To Be Concerned About Air Safety!'

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Don Lemon sits down with Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, a former FAA employee that was recently fired by what he believes to be DOGE. Spitzer-Stadtlander lays out his background and the utter cruelty and disorganization of his firing. He and Don break down the situation at the FAA and take a look at why so many Americans are nervous to fly right now. Tune in for a fascinating conversation you won't want to miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Donald Trump is president of the United States and planes are quite frankly falling out of the sky.
0:19.6	There have been 15 aviation incidents in the six weeks of 2025, the first six weeks,
0:25.6	including four major plane crashes that resulted in 85 deaths.
0:30.9	On January 29th, there was a mid-air crash over Washington, D.C. that claimed 67 lives.
0:37.8	On January 31st of this year, a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia.
0:48.6	And then there was this one on February 6th where a Bering Air Flight crashed in Alaska.
0:54.9	On February 10th, a Learjet collided with a parked jet in Scottsdale, Arizona.
1:00.1	And just yesterday, just this week, a Delta flight crash landed in Toronto, Canada.
1:10.7	Flames coming from beneath the plane. it flipped over on its side and really
1:16.0	turned upside down. People had to scramble off of the plane. And the big question is, it is perhaps, is it perhaps this stuff that is related to Donald Trump in the mass firing campaign at the FAA?
1:35.3	Is it perhaps because hundreds of workers are focused who usually focused on radar, landing, and navigational maintenance that they have been let go?
1:42.8	I want to have a conversation and I wanted that conversation with someone who knows their stuff. And that is have been let go. I want to have a conversation, and I want to
1:44.7	that conversation with someone who knows their stuff, and that is Charlie Spitzer-Stetlander. I'm so
1:49.6	happy that you're here. Charlie, you were recently an FAA employee, and until you were fired by
1:57.1	Doge. I'm so glad that you're here. I want to hear your story. But first of all,
2:02.4	does the American public have the right to be concerned about getting on an airplane right now
2:07.1	with all of these firings and what's going on with the FAA? In my opinion, 100% yes.
2:14.9	Why do you say that? I say that because, well, first, Don, great to be with you today.
2:19.8	Thanks so much for taking the time to listen to my story and get the word out there in the public interest.
2:28.2	This is very important.
2:30.2	To answer your specific question, I believe the flying public does have reason to be concerned
2:38.5	about the safety of the national airspace right now.
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