As you probably know by now, Spirit Airlines has gone out of business and this morning Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the company will be liquidated.
During the previous administration, Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren were among Democrats who ended up torpedoing an attempt from JetBlue to merge with Spirit.
Why? Because Pete and Liz were "helping" people, Democrat-style:
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
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
Cue the meme!
During his remarks about Spirit Airlines going under, Duffy reminded everybody that the previous administration and Dems like Warren "helped" flyers and workers so much that there are now about 15,000 people losing their jobs:
🚨 THANK A DEMOCRAT 🚨
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 2, 2026
JOE BIDEN AND PETE BUTTIGIEG bragged about blocking the JetBlue–Spirit merger… The very deal that could have SAVED Spirit Airlines
THE RESULT:
❌ LESS COMPETITION
❌ CUSTOMERS SCRAMBLING
❌ EMPLOYEES LOSING JOBS
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP pic.twitter.com/3etTR5tIX7
🚨 NOW: Sec. Sean Duffy JUST WENT OFF on the Biden admin and Elizabeth Warren for CANCELING the Spirit and JetBlue merger in 2024 that would've saved the budget airline
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 2, 2026
Now we have LESS COMPETITION, despite them claiming the merger would've harmed consumers. YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS… pic.twitter.com/qeTn3jI2I1
Nothing should be scarier for consumers than hearing Democrats say they're going to help them:
Now we have LESS COMPETITION, despite them claiming the merger would've harmed consumers. YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP
"Elizabeth Warren cheered the BLOCKING...saying this was a 'Biden win for fliers.'"
"We CARE about pricing! We care about competition. But if the markets say there needs to be a merger because of health issues with an airline, we HAVE to make sure we make the right choices."
"History has judged the denial of the JetBlue-Spirit merger under Biden as a MASSIVE MISTAKE!"
Way to go, Dems!
I thought I'd also mention that even though Duffy has been focused on the Spirit situation he hasn't been too busy to keep hammering Gavin Newsom and his rail boondoggle:
“GHOST TRAIN” starring @GavinNewsom
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 1, 2026
Production Costs: $231 Billion AND COUNTING
Release Date: NEVER https://t.co/6K1TfGOGuB pic.twitter.com/os0J9T29JI
Maybe at some point we'll find out what happened to all that money.
Have a great weekend, all!
