In a New York Times report on the air traffic control mess Thursday, much skepticism was struck over the flight-cutting actions of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who actually happens to be one of the few really competent members of the Trump administration.

The Times report suggested that Duffy’s motivations were political and that he was exploiting the situation just to put pressure on Democrats to reopen the federal government. “It was not immediately clear what had prompted the change in approach,” the Times said. “Though controller absences led to a raft of significant delays on Halloween and affected operations at some large airports through the weekend, interruptions have been comparatively benign since the start of the work week.” The Times even quoted Democrat Rep. Rick Lars

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