Fox News Star Makes Funny Cameo in NBC Report on Air Travel

Ahmad Austin Jr. Nov 17th, 2025, 12:59 pm

NBC on Monday unexpectedly used a clip from Fox News star Bill Hemmer during a segment about air travel returning to normal.

In the final days of the government shutdown, the Trump administration drastically cut flights at the busiest airports in the country due to safety concerns and staffing shortages. Once the historically-long shutdown finally came to an end, those restrictions were lifted. As noted in NBC’s Monday morning report, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed that staffing among air traffic controllers had improved “significantly.”

During that report, NBC also compiled social media clips of travelers detailing their recent experiences. The very first clip came

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