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Ari Emanuel Blames FAA Issues On Pete Buttigieg: “You Left A Failing System In Place”

As the nation’s air traffic ground to a halt Friday afternoon amid an FAA ground stop, Ari Emanuel had strong words for former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 14, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC
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  • Secretary Buttigieg, you had four years in the job and infrastructure money, yet […].
  • The WME executive chairman posted on X, “No one’s hands are clean here.

On Friday, the WME and TKO exec called out former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for making “zero progress modernizing the FAA” during his term, despite Donald Trump nominating Sean Duffy to the role in 2024.

As Trump’s FAA implemented a nationwide ground stop, Ari Emanuel is placing blame on the previous administration.

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