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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.online/users/spocko/statuses/116507871583551294">Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-May-2026 10:11:05 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko" title="spocko@mastodon.online"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/29096-48-20221209020649.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Spocko" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Spocko</a><div><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p>People probably aren't seeing it here but on X &amp; Facebook there's a Troll campaign to blame Warren &amp; Buttigieg for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spirit" rel="tag">#Spirit</a> shutting down. They don't want to acknowledge it's Trump's war in Iran &amp; blocking the Strait of Hormuz that's causing the spike in the price of jet fuel. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@emptywheel">@emptywheel</a> is mocking them there reminding them that last week Trump said he wanted a bail out because of Competition &amp; jobs. <br>Here's the clip. 59sec<br>"I like having a lot of airlines, so it's competitive."</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6369260#notice-12542007">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-05-03T10:11:05+09:00" title="Sunday, 03-May-2026 10:11:05 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko/116507871583551294" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.online via ActivityPub">mastodon.online</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.online/@spocko/116507871583551294">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/6049000">Trump in the White House April 23-2026 
So the Spirit is an airline that
had some trouble.
They were going to merge with
People Express, or one of them, a
number of years ago, and Barack
Hussein Obama decided it was a bad
idea.
How's that work out?
It's bad for both of them.
That would have been a natural
merger, not United and American, but
Spirit and the other.
We're looking at helping them with
18,000 people that live in this
country, that are great people and
great employees.
We're thinking about doing it,
helping them out, meaning bailing
them out or buying it.
I think we just buy it.
We'd be getting it virtually
debt-free.
They have some good aircraft, good
assets, and when the price of oil
goes down, we'll sell it for a profitI'd love to be able to save those jobs
I'd love to be able to save an airline
I like having a lot of airlines, so it’s competitive.
So we are looking at Spirit.
It's in a bankruptcy, it's in
bankruptcy court, and we're
looking.
If we could get it for the right
price, I'd do it to save the jobs,
and we have somebody that wants to
run it, do a good job, smart
person, and if they run it
properly, and if prices come down,
all of a sudden it's a valuable
asset.
And they have some very good slots,
too, which are pretty valuable.</a></label><br><video poster="" controls="controls"><source src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/507/861/265/913/462/original/8868f64829016e05.mp4" type="video/mp4"></source></video></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Spocko (spocko@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 03-May-2026 10:11:05 JSTSpocko
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People probably aren't seeing it here but on X & Facebook there's a Troll campaign to blame Warren & Buttigieg for #Spirit shutting down. They don't want to acknowledge it's Trump's war in Iran & blocking the Strait of Hormuz that's causing the spike in the price of jet fuel.
@emptywheel is mocking them there reminding them that last week Trump said he wanted a bail out because of Competition & jobs.
Here's the clip. 59sec
"I like having a lot of airlines, so it's competitive."
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1. Trump in the White House April 23-2026 So the Spirit is an airline that had some trouble. They were going to merge with People Express, or one of them, a number of years ago, and Barack Hussein Obama decided it was a bad idea. How's that work out? It's bad for both of them. That would have been a natural merger, not United and American, but Spirit and the other. We're looking at helping them with 18,000 people that live in this country, that are great people and great employees. We're thinking about doing it, helping them out, meaning bailing them out or buying it. I think we just buy it. We'd be getting it virtually debt-free. They have some good aircraft, good assets, and when the price of oil goes down, we'll sell it for a profit I'd love to be able to save those jobs I'd love to be able to save an airline I like having a lot of airlines, so it’s competitive. So we are looking at Spirit. It's in a bankruptcy, it's in bankruptcy court, and we're looking. If we could get it for the right price, I'd do it to save the jobs, and we have somebody that wants to run it, do a good job, smart person, and if they run it properly, and if prices come down, all of a sudden it's a valuable asset. And they have some very good slots, too, which are pretty valuable.

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