Hakeem Jeffries blames Trump for Newark Airport chaos, accuses White House of 'breaking the FAA'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the Trump administration during a Monday press conference addressing the recent chaos in domestic air travel.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed President Donald Trump while discussing the recent chaos at Newark Airport. (Getty Images)

Jeffries added that the Trump administration is "breaking the FAA."

"And whether the specific situation at Newark Airport has anything to do with that remains to be seen," he continued.

"But it's my expectation that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will look into this situation, and we should get some answers to figure out how to get it turned around."

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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"The technology that we are using is old. That’s what is causing the outages and delays we are seeing at Newark," Duffy wrote.

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