Amid Flight Stop, Ari Emanuel Slams Pete Buttigieg for Making ‘Zero Progress’ Modernizing FAA: ‘You Left a Failing System in Place’
As the nation’s air traffic ground to a halt Friday afternoon amid an FAA ground stop, Ari Emanuel had strong words for former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg. The WME executive chairman posted on X, “No one’s hands are clean here. However, Mr. Secretary Buttigieg, you had four years in the job and…
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Amid Flight Stop, Ari Emanuel Slams Pete Buttigieg for Making ‘Zero Progress’ Modernizing FAA: ‘You Left a Failing System in Place’
As the nation’s air traffic ground to a halt Friday afternoon amid an FAA ground stop, Ari Emanuel had strong words for former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg. The WME executive chairman posted on X, “No one’s hands are clean here. However, Mr. Secretary Buttigieg, you had four years in the job and…
Ari Emanuel Blames FAA Issues On Pete Buttigieg: “You Left A Failing System In Place”
As Trump’s FAA implemented a nationwide ground stop, Ari Emanuel is placing blame on the previous administration. On Friday, the WME and TKO exec called out former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for making “zero progress modernizing the FAA” during his term, despite Donald Trump nominating Sean Duffy to…
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2 outlets from United States are covering this story: Variety and Deadline. Variety published it first, on November 14, 2026; the last outlet to join was Deadline, 2 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Ari Emanuel Slams Pete Buttigieg, Progress Modernizing FAA and WME.
