Bizarrely, it appears that Trump’s nominee to lead the FAA has been lying about holding a commercial pilot license www.politico.com/news/2025/06... #aviation
Bizarrely, it appears that Trump’s nominee to lead the FAA has been lying about holding a commercial pilot license www.politico.com/news/2025/06... #aviation
Not surprised 😐
Weirdly, I'm not surprised.
Lying? You don’t say…. Kind of like Leo DiCaprio’s conman character in "Catch me if you can.” The entire GOP is this. Unqualified.
Damn, and he had already been drafted by silicon valley for the Supreme Council of Pilot Philosopher Kings overseeing the transition from mere democracy to enlightened teechnofeudalism.
Does Leo Dicaprio know about this? I see an SNL skit.
Isn't brazenly lying (esp about your qualifications) in fact part of the skills & qualifications req'd to work for this administration?🤔
Nothing at all bizarre about this. Seems more routine.
His role as a Union-busting, wage-squeezing, bottom-feeder airline boss is much more salient to me, but the overstatement of qualifications does feel directly indicative of character. He was one of the key drivers behind the “lost decade” of lousy airline wages & contracts of the aughts.
No no. He lied all the time towards those ends too. So it’s ENTIRELY BB’s. Character to lie about having a commercial.
It’s just such a weird thing to claim — so easy to look up and disprove. It speaks to how seriously he would take the integrity of the system.
He absolutely RELISHED raining misery onto his employees. He made no secrets of it. The whole raison d’etre for him getting his pilot certificates probably radiated from his desire to score “how hard could it be?” points. He made a number of carriers miserable places to work. That’s important.
He’s not one of the only CEOs to have an ASAP program pulled by the Union for nothing!
You mean that a Trump minion told a lie? Impossible.
Not shocked
That tracks well with Trump's other nominees. I guess good loyalists are hard to come by. They need not be smart, educated or experienced. All that's required is a pulse, and a bendable knee. Extra points for exposed liars.
How better to fail???
No, really? That can't be true! 😂😂😂
The look of shock on my face that someone in the orange shitgibbons orbit is grossly unqualified and a liar…
Right-wingers LOVE to lie.
Is it bizarre though? Or is it a Trumpist norm to be a complete fraud?
seems to be a requirement
It's a very weird thing to lie about? He doesn't need a CPL for his current job and I don't know why it would matter for heading the FAA (at least given that this administration doesn't seem to require the heads of departments to be qualified in any particular way)
They're just perennially mendacious fabricators. It's part of their mental makeup. To normal people it's weird, to them it's a rite of passage.
Amplifying: weird thing to lie about and *trivial* to verify. Would have been better to lie about, say, high flight hours and then just say his dog ate his log book. Almost a “come and get me” invitation to journos. Why?
because they expect him to get confirmed anyway, typical fascist "i can lie to your face and you have to swallow it because i hold the power here" same way hegseth and rfkj were pushed through
They don't expect pushback
It “sounds good” to incurious credulous low info types. The base.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jipC...
Say it ain't so.
Not surprised
How! Why! Does everyone in the Trump’s administration first have to be a proven liar and secondly have to continue to lie with a straight face? And when found out have an indignant or catty response!
Lying!? No!!
He didn't erroneously say it, he just told an untruth. Like rest of the administration.
Another MAGA who has learned to JSS - just say shit - because MAGA doesn't care if it's true or not.
Is there a one of them who isn't a lying piece of shit?
As in he got it from a commercial, most likely. Like the cracker jack box
Glad I checked to comments to make sure it had been said. Yes. That.
Correct me if I am wrong, but lying on a job interview is disqualifying, yes?
If congressional hearings are job interviews, then this administration clearly does not consider it disqualifying.
I’ve looked at stars at night, better update the ol’ resume to “astronomer”
I picked up some rocks in my backyard. Does that make me a geologist?
When these people lie it’s always an “administrative error” or an oversight. Everyone else gets prosecuted. Trump’s favoured idiots get licence to operate outside normal rules.
Part ‘n parcel with the Surgeon General not being a doctor, the head of the EPA being a rabid climate denier, and the head of Education not knowing the difference between artificial intelligence and steak sauce. There is no bottom with these fuckers.
Absolutely NOTHING bizarre about a Trump nominee for any post lying.
No one associated with Drumpf is smart enough to pass an ATP rating. Commercial is NOT the same as ATP.
Honestly they all seem to lie about the most banal things, in addition to the major ones. It does feel like a compulsion. I feel like they should ask each of them how tall they are, then have them walk by a tape measure. Wouldn't change anything,but I am curious how many would like anyway.
Considering how many of them wear lifts not many
Perfect..
And does this really surprise anyone???
He also said he had a commercial “rating,” which isn’t even a thing.
All these people around Trump are grifters, liars, and greedy conmen. He’s just drawn to them.
What a surprise!
Typical of all of his picks, they are there just to see how much they can steal from us!
But he's a wealthy white man, so it's OK. 😒
Example of how Trump encourages lying and cheating.
Having a license isn't the qualification...lying is.
Do any of these people tell the truth about anything?
Any chance we can get this guy a job flying airforce one?
zing!
He passed the written test.
I'm sure no one is surprised at this. Impeach him already
FAA Director wanted. Liars only need reply.
Lying liars and the lies the lying liars lie. Always.
What a shocker! A liar in Trump regime?
Why bizarrely? Some kind of grift was completely expected.
Only the best people, right? It's hard to sell the idea they are operating a Meritocracy when there's so very little merit.
I thinks it’s safe to say we are well past the “aLL tHe BeSt PeOpLe”phase of things. 🥴😬😳
On the basis of the experience of the rest of them, he probably wound up the rubber band on a balsa aeroplane a few times as a boy.
Of course! No one on his cabinet is for law and order nor are they qualified to run the job!
He’s perfect! Fits the qualifications to be part of Taco’s menu.
Can I apply to be Head NFT Council so I can scam those fucking morons and Trump as well? They don't know how it works so it's perfect. :3
Jesus!!
Crazy
I swear these people are all liars…every last one of them.
Shocking....
But of course the best of the crap Trump style etc
Not bizarre. Par for the course! 🤷🏼♀️
It is bizarre that a Trump nominee would have any qualifications for a post. The lying does explain how that happened. The one and only qualification DJT considers is loyalty to one Donald Trump.
Ready to serve the regime A liar
I expect the ability to lie is considered a plus in Dozy Donny’s admin. Most would consider it disqualifying and an indicator the person in question is incompetent.
Shocking no actual vetting happens [this is sarcasm]. This cabinet is filled w/ non-qualified people [this is not sarcasm].
Why does this not surprise me...?
How on brand. Lying is the most important qualification after sycophantic loyalty to Orange Shitler.
Why would he lie & think he wouldn’t be exposed 🤦🏻♀️
Bedford: ooooh, so that drone course I did isn't the same thing?
Why, 'Bizarrely'? They ALL fuckin lie. This is normal for them. It would only be a bizaar situation if you came across a republican who was a decent human being.
Well fuck.
Par for the course here. "Only the best people." Maybe Trump will eventually outdo Caligula and follow through by nominating a horse for Secretary of Agriculture.
That horse would be the most competent and best qualified member of his cabinet.
Not to mention the smartest by at least 100 iq points....
About the only time he’s ever par for any course, of course.
**sizzle**
All the cabinet picks are notorious liars, so... 🙄
Another member of trump's liars and thieves club.
Lying is a requirement to work in this administration. The Felon 34 is a known Liar. He does this daily. Art of a deal more like the art of lying.
That tracks.
Thank goodness for fact checkers.
No way. Somebody in his cabinet lied. Means nothing to the republicans they have been lying for him for 10yrs. The republican party is just a very dark comedy. Brought to you by TACO INC. Resist anyway you can. Be safe. Take care fellow heroes!
Why am I not surprised
Expert: It’s like saying you are a medical doctor but you haven’t finished medical school. It isn't an "administrative error", it's a lie. Bedford also gave a speech in 2019 at Liberty Uni. where another speaker intro'd him as holding “commercial, multi-engine and instrument pilot ratings.” 🤥
What a surprise
That is, of course, exactly what you would expect a Trump nominee to do.
All of his picks are based on imaginary qualifications.
...but he DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express.
That will get him Markwayne’s vote.
Why would that be bizarre? The man is a conservative, Republican, isn't he? So one may assume everything he says is a lie. Those people love the Art of the Lie. Surely he found it hilariously witty to lie about having a commercial pilot license because he was put in charge of sabotaging FAA.
None of Trump’s behind kissers need any qualifications other than loyalty to him & the easy ability to lie. This comes as no surprise.
It’s a meritocracy now
😱 What!! A Trump nominee who lies?!!!?! Say it isn’t so!!!!! 🙄
Long live the Resistance. Fight them or die — literally. Fake pilots are very dangerous people to be friends with.
Lying is a qualification for the job.
What a surprise. Another useless applicant.
Each person in this administration is a carbon copy of trump.
This is CRAZY! Everyone in his administration is unqualified!
Someone else in the Trump regime being caught lying? Color me shocked. 😂
God. These lies cropping up every single day in the news are driving me NUTS.
Seriously, can anything about a Trump nominee and lying be considered bizarre? Remember, his nominees were selected because they are a close match to Trump's own mold. Trump lies when he would clearly be better off being truthful. His nominees simply follow suit.
Catch Me if You Can
Making shit up is their jam. Lying when you don't need to is stupidity
Shocker that somebody in that administration is a liar.
So weird. Someone in this administration lying!?!?! 🤥
Virtually every Trump appointee serving in his “Ship of Fools” administration is totally unqualified for the position that he/she holds. This clown was probably just flying without a license.
"There was no plane crash," said Bedford, as the smoke rose behind him.
So much integrity on this Trump team!
Devastating. I really thought we could trust Frank William Abagnale Jr.
Imagine that.
A sovereign citizen doesn’t need a government issued license.
Isn’t lying required?
Yeah. But not petty CV inflating lies. A true Trumpian liar would have claimed to have been the first pilot to fly a Cessna to the moon without oxygen, or transited the Himalayas using human wing power. He needs to up his game.
🤣👏
Trumpers: #LyingLiarsWhoLie
Another competent pick by felon 47.
To be in the Orange TACOs cabinet you must be proficient in Lying 101 and a graduate of Trump U.
Bizarrely = typically
Oh for fuck's sake.
Sounds perfect for not-doing the job.
Sounds on brand
Well that figures, doesn’t it?
Unbelievable
FFS!
So the guy's a liar: isn't that a requirement for a gig in Trump's government?
Now Billy Long is the IRS Commissioner. He tried to abolish it as a senator and he has been accused of tax fraud in the past. Trump goes out of his way to find the absolute worst possible choice to head these critical positions.
He should be eliminated as a candidate.
If by “bizarre” you mean “on brand”, sure.
Why do these people lie about things that are so easily disproven?
So we can make Nathan fielder head of faa now?
Season 3 of “The Rehearsal: FAA” gonna be epic
Probably confirm the bastard anyway.
Where do they find these people.
Shocking
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OMG, ya can't make this shit up.....
What's 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 bizarre is that he'll 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 get the job, not because they 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 his lies but because the 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 them like they 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 a job requirement!
They lie about everything.🙄
More cosplay.
Well he’s a shoe in - he passed the bar as a LIAR. That makes the grade for the Trump regime.
so it’s an out and out lie. Doesn’t seem to matter to the GOP
Well, he's a liar and that's a plus for someone wanting to join the longing king and his merry band of liars.
Frustratingly, politico keeps saying that one needs an instrument rating to fly at night. I know it's a small thing, but it's the type of detail that makes it clear when someone understands pilot certification or has double checked with someone who does.
Yeah that irritated me too.
When lying comes naturally. Resume inflation.
🙄🤬
Bizzarrely!? More like par for the course in this administration...
They all why every single Republican Maga every billionaire a pathological liar it’s amazing. They lie lie lie.
They all lie!
Wasn’t LYING about your knowledge & training a MAJOR prerequisite to even be considered to work in THE EVIL LIAR TRAITOR FELONS ADMINISTRATION?
There is NOTHING "bizarre" about trump trash lying. It's all they know.
They all Lie. And nobody is qualified for their positions!
I know someone who does hold a commercial pilot's license... #MiracleOverThrMojave
Another lying Trump supporter. How unusual
The entire administration is unqualified and incompetent.
What...someone Taco Don knows lied??? No, it can't be!!!
Of course
Politico says he 'erroneously' stated that he is a pilot. Oops. I make that mistake all the time.
A Trump nominee lying??? I’m shocked tell you, just shocked. How do we know they are lying? Oh that’s right they are breathing.
Image card looks like Stephen Colbert shaved his head.
No surprise there.
I for one am absolutely shocked. Shocked I say.
Attention to details might be a good quality for the head of the FAA to possess, right?
Quelle surprise! A Drumpf nominee lying. What is this world coming to? 😳
Do you know how you can tell when a MAGAT is lying? Their lips are moving. None can bear scrutiny of their ethics, police or military service records, criminal records, college diplomas, or professional experience. They're all frauds, crooks, liars, and thugs, like their dear leader.
The cosplay in this regime is out of control.
Sure, why not? The nominee for Surgeon General doesn’t have a license to practice medicine, either. That’s how this administration rolls.
Didn’t anyone check his resume?
"I'm only going to hire the best people."
Doesn't matter who he nominates. They have to be a loyal sycophant.
A republican lied??????? I'm shocked!
An administration where Heckuva Job Brownie would be the best and most competent appointee is suboptimal
You mean, "As Expected."
I think It's a hoot-and a tragedy-that at this point in the story people are still surprised by the scrapings of humanity that DT chooses to elevate. Remember Caligula made a horse a Senator. To bad DT hates animals. A horse would be a do a better job than whats in there now.🐴🦤
When will it stop 🛑
SURPRISE 🫢🫢
This is my shocked face.
Totally on brand 💯
There is not a single person in this criminal regime who isn't a liar, racist, bigot, rapist, embezzler, drug addict, drunk, pedophile, seditionist, anarchist, delusional conspiracy theorist or outright traitor.
Lying about Flying! How Unsurprising!
Trump can just EO the guy a license. It isn't like the head of the FAA needs to know anything about aviation, he just needs to be a white male loyalist, being unqualified and incompetent are preferable. Willing to lie is an added bonus worthy of a bump in salary.
Next election, if Democrats can't devise an ad campaign to hang the shitty character of Trump's nominees around the necks of every Republican Congress Critter that voted to confirm them then they are really lost as a Party.
But what is his take on Evanescence
A christian man, lie? A pedophile traitor, lie? You dont say.
Imagine that,Another of trump's picks is a braggart and a LIAR!Par for the course!
Lying! It's the Republican way!
Surprise, surprise.
So what else is new? None of his other appointees have been qualified to do their jobs either.