Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy charged on the latest episode of “ Pod Force One ” that his predecessor, Pete Buttigieg , lowered the requirements to be considered a “well-qualified” air traffic control candidate, leading to spiking dropout rates at the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City.

Officially, candidates who score above 85% on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) exam are considered “well-qualified” — or “best-qualified” with a score of 90% or higher — and prime choices to be FAA-certified controllers.

However, under Buttigieg, Duffy told The Post’s Miranda Devine, “they lowered the standard from 85% to 80% to be best qualified … to get these young people into the academy. 4

Every week , Post columnist Miranda Devine sits down for exclus

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