Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

Published on October 10, 2025
Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

"When you come to work, you get paid. If you don't come to work, you don't get paid."