Just over two years ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren celebrated a "Biden win" for air travelers after the Transportation Department and the DOJ's Antitrust Division blocked a JetBlue and Spirit Airlines merger:
I've warned for months that a @JetBlue-@SpiritAirlines merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares.@JusticeATR and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 6, 2024
This is a Biden win for flyers! https://t.co/lJFGS3ucv3
Fast forward to 2026, and that "Biden win" ended up as a big loss for flyers and about 14,000 Spirit employees:
— Spirit Airlines (@SpiritAirlines) May 2, 2026
Take a bow, Liz!
Carol Roth summed up Warren in just a few words:
Always wrong and never in doubt.
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) May 2, 2026
That's our Dances With Identity Theft!
The Biden administration, at Warren's urging, blocked the merger, saying it "would hurt budget-conscious consumers":
Spirit tried to sell itself to a larger rival, accepting a $3.8 billion offer from JetBlue after a bidding war in 2023. But the U.S. Justice Department sued to block the deal, arguing that the merger would hurt budget-conscious consumers. A federal judge agreed and rejected the acquisition.
What about now, Sen. Warren?
Thank you Elizabeth Warren for killing Spirit Airlines, a budget airline for low income consumers https://t.co/d0xPqSN22T
— litquidity (@litcapital) May 2, 2026
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Spirit Airlines died tonight at the hands of the socialist crusader, Elizabeth Warren
— Yogi (@Houseofyogi) May 2, 2026
She must be so proud to add another casket to her achievements.
Tonight at 3am, Spirit turns off the lights. 14,000 jobs gone. 30+ smaller airports lose service.
JetBlue offered $3.8 BILLION…
Pete Buttigieg was Biden's Transportation Secretary who focused on trying to make the roads less racist and preventing the JetBlue/Spirit merger from taking place:
Here's Biden Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg bragging about blocking the Spirit Airlines merger with JetBlue that would have saved the airline from bankruptcy. I don't think America has ever had a more incompetent Secretary of Transportation than Mayor Pete. pic.twitter.com/Pgdjf5Ng6U
— Izengabe (@Izengabe_) May 1, 2026
The Democrats will now try to blame President Trump, which is BS because Spirit would still be flying if Team Biden hadn't blocked the merger.
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