Trump is slammed for staying silent for hours on nationwide ground stop crisis… before saying it 'could' have been caused by 'old broken stuff'

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The FAA grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon, citing 'extraordinary circumstances for safety reasons' and upending thousands of travelers' weekend plans.

Published: 00:01 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 03:38 GMT, 14 November 2026

President Donald Trump was blasted for not addressing the Federal Aviation Administration's rare ground stop of all flights nationwide on Friday for hours before saying it 'could' have been caused by 'old broken stuff.'

The FAA had grounded all flights nationwide Friday afternoon, citing 'extraordinary circumstances for safety reasons' and upending thousands of travelers's weekend plans before the ground stop was lifted shortly before 8.30pm ET.

The reason for the halting of US flights was initially communicated by the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) at 3.54pm ET.

Around 5.52pm ET, Trump posted on Truth Social about his desire to 'make our entertainment industry great again,' outlining how he was working with politicians across both aisles on the Motion Picture, Television and Entertainment Revitalization Act but not making any mention of the ground stop.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins highlighted Trump's post and wrote on X: 'Trump posts, not about the ground stop, but about reviving the entertainment industry in bipartisan fashion.'

Trump's weekend schedule amid the aviation crisis listed Executive Time at 8am on Saturday and Sunday, with no other scheduled engagements.

The President said the ground stop did not seem to be a cyber attack and that it could be a result of an old system that 'relies on some old broken stuff' he had tried to upgrade, according to FOX News correspondent Peter Doocy.

Trump is getting constant updates on the situation, the Daily Mail understands.

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