Many Establishment Democrats and traditional media types said it was irresponsible to note that:
1. FAA employees had received illegal buyout offers from Musk;
2. The head of the FAA, a Republican, had been fired for being someone who stuck to rules even when they were violated by Musk;
1. FAA employees had received illegal buyout offers from Musk;
2. The head of the FAA, a Republican, had been fired for being someone who stuck to rules even when they were violated by Musk;
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4. The military was being run by Hegseth;
5. Helicopter traffic above DC had been way up since Trump's election; and
6. Trump ran on fixing everything.
8. Trump and Musk hate precautions and will make us serially unsafe as a result.
We don't claim certainty of causal connection. Instead, we say, "We told you this type of stuff would happen, and it has."
It's the only way to create accountability politics around egregious risk taking.