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‘This is our kind of day’: Audio issues delay DOT presser on FAA ground stop | CNN

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November 14, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Technical audio problems pushed back a Department of Transportation news conference on the FAA ground situation, with US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy saying, “This is our kind of day.”

‘This is our kind of day’: Audio issues delay DOT presser on FAA ground stop | CNN

Technical audio problems pushed back a Department of Transportation news conference on the FAA ground situation, with US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy saying, “This is our kind of day.”

Technical audio problems pushed back a Department of Transportation news conference on the FAA ground situation, with US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy saying, “This is our kind of day.”

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