SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 07: A United Airlines plane takes off from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on November 07, 2025 in San Francisco, California. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is reducing flights by 10 percent at 40 major airports nationwide, including SFO, beginning Friday amid air traffic control staffing shortages resulting from the federal government shutdown. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump recommends $10K bonus for ‘GREAT PATRIOT’ air traffic controllers who have worked without pay during govt. shutdown

President Donald Trump announced that he will be recommending a $10,000 bonus to “GREAT PATRIOT” air traffic controllers who continued to work through the government shutdown, while expressing disdain for those who “didn’t step up” and took time off.

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