@smartdissent And if you know how legal processes work, it would not have been an issue and the merger would have happened if not for an aggressive legal action filed by the Biden admin. Glad I could help you with that.
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Red Fielder
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A Reagan-appointed judge blocked it.
Tom Santos@tommysantos14
Since the paid MAGA influencer losers are executing their marching orders on this Spirit story, let’s inject some reality. The Biden administration didn’t stop any Spirit mergers. The issue went to trial and a judge ruled that a Jet Blue/Spirit merger violated US antitrust laws, and would likely increase prices on consumers. The courts ruled, correctly, that the merger violated the law and would hurt Americans. So, fellow Americans: what MAGA is really saying is they don’t give a shit about the law, and they don’t give a shit if you had to pay more to fly. politico.com/news/2024/01/1…
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@PortiaColorado Perhaps you should be a little less high maintenance, pack smarter and be more budget traveling conscious and you could actually have flown cheaper on Spirit. Millions did.
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Obviously, this man has NEVER flown on Spirit Airlines! By the time you buy the cheap ticket, then add the highest airline bag fees, agent fee, deal w/ overworked ticket & flight agents, then get on the plane & pay for tea to water, you may as well have flown American or United!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Sean Duffy on Spirit Airlines: "I think it's important to talk about why we are here today. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg ... "
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@ctfw529 @smartdissent Please read some of your posts and tell me who is a maniacal hysterical rambler. Good grief.
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@ctfw529 @smartdissent Thanks for providing evidence you’re an idiot and why republicans keep defeating ourselves. Keep it up.
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@Redfielder5 @smartdissent I know exactly what it means…and the bailout requests have already started by two other of these low budget airlines…
But you can ignore the facts here all you want, it’s what morons like you are good at…
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@ctfw529 @smartdissent Pretty sure you don’t know what that means.
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@PLSgetserious @duncan_duvall Yeah and I guess Dumbest F if DOJ had not brought the case and not aggressively pushed it the judge on his own would have stopped it? You’re the idiot.
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@Redfielder5 @duncan_duvall Hey DF, the DOJ brought the case, BUT the Reagan judge ruled on the case.
Spirit Airlines CEO said yesterday the cost of fuel is what finished them off.
Trump did that.
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Can someone educate the reality TV star. If the merger had gone through both Spirit and JetBlue would have shut down. The 5B taxpayer dollars Duffy and Trump were trying to give to Spirit would have been gone.
The high cost of jet fuel from Trump's war of choice buried Spirit Airlines and that's according to the CEO of Spirit Airlines.
Secretary Sean Duffy@SecDuffy
🚨 THANK A DEMOCRAT 🚨 JOE BIDEN AND PETE BUTTIGIEG bragged about blocking the JetBlue–Spirit merger… The very deal that could have SAVED Spirit Airlines THE RESULT: ❌ LESS COMPETITION ❌ CUSTOMERS SCRAMBLING ❌ EMPLOYEES LOSING JOBS YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP
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@ctfw529 @smartdissent Or putting companies out business and putting 14,000 people on unemployment. Sounds sane to most people…
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@Redfielder5 @smartdissent Yes, protecting consumers is a part of their jobs…
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@BravoKiloActual @misfitpatriot_ You need mental health therapy. Please get it.
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@misfitpatriot_ LMAO why don’t you take Trump’s dick out of your mouth and then shit the fuck up? Fucking retard.
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It’s absolutely fucking wild how many of you entitled bitches are so quick to blame Trump and a 60 day operation for how awful it is to live in America after going through 4 years of Biden.
We literally don’t deserve him. Oh, your gas prices are temporarily a little higher? Get the fuck over it you crybaby bitches.
Fuckin two months. You absolute babies need to shut the fuck up for real.
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@PLSgetserious The merger was declined by a Judge appointed by Reagan
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Right there on your left, Jamie Lee.
The dude in the blue dress.
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@bumbadum14 As if the gate agents work for the city rather than the corporation called Delta. Stop being stupid.
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@Mias_revenge @EricLDaugh Yes because she, admittedly with a few of her senate colleagues, put enormous pressure on DOJ to do this to a company who was begging for help.
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@EricLDaugh So we’re blaming one senator for an entire airline merger collapsing? That’s a wild oversimplification. Where was this energy for the executives who actually made the deal fall apart?
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🚨 WOW! Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just WENT OFF on Elizabeth Warren for destroying Spirit Airlines, cheaper fares and American jobs
“If JetBlue had merged with Spirit, we would have ALL of these jobs that were lost yesterday!” 🔥
“Elizabeth Warren, who LOVES to write letters, sent a letter to DOJ and DOT saying that they should oppose the merger!” @RapidResponse47
She doesn’t deserve to be in office!
She harmed her OWN constituents for NO reason!
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@SenWarren @JetBlue @SpiritAirlines @JusticeATR @USDOT Congrats on terminating jobs for thousands! Well done!
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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.
This is a Biden win for flyers! apnews.com/article/jetblu…
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@SRuhle And if they had been allowed to merge/reorg in 2023 think of the jobs that would have been saved. Catch a clue.
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Spirit danced with bankruptcy & was plagued by management issues for quite some time. Then - this unprofitable organization- with almost no cushion got hit with soaring jet fuel costs.
That is the story.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Sean Duffy on Spirit Airlines: "I think it's important to talk about why we are here today. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg ... "
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@ChrisDJackson If the merger had been allowed in 2023 bankruptcy would have not happened. It’s not rocket science.
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Ah yes. Joe Biden is the downfall of Spirit Airlines. Nearly two years after leaving office. Totally believable.
Sometimes you just can't make this shit up.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Sean Duffy on Spirit Airlines: "I think it's important to talk about why we are here today. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg ... "
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@Redfielder5 @jaketapper Get what done? He can't get Iran to the negotiating table. He said he could end the war in Ukraine. He said he could lower prices. Nothing has been done.
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The president posted this about House Democratic Leader Jeffries shortly after 11 pm last night.
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Nice job, Pete.
Secretary Pete Buttigieg@SecretaryPete
Americans deserve robust competition & affordable airfares. USDOT supports DOJ's antitrust lawsuit, & we plan to deny the JetBlue-Spirit request for an exemption on their merger deal. We will continue with our own investigation while supporting DOJ's work. transportation.gov/briefing-room/…
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