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BidenRocks

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1. A rescue deal?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 03:50 AM

Saturday

That was an excuse for chump to grab another headline.
Everything he touches, dies.
He could care less about the laid off workers or stranded passengers.
Fuck your deals! You have no deals!

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Spirit Airlines shuts down after White House rescue deal falls through [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

A rescue deal? BidenRocks Saturday #1

no he actually wanted buy into the airline Skittles Saturday #2

With OUR money! BidenRocks Saturday #3

well of course Skittles Saturday #4

Jet Blue was willing to purchase it, so was Frontier ClaudetteCC Saturday #6

Frontier Spirit has a nice ring to it IronLionZion Saturday #10

What would be gained by a merger popsdenver Saturday #12

Since the two airlines had very similar route maps, not much jmowreader Saturday #14

As well as popsdenver Saturday #16

To the extent it reduced competition, Igel Saturday #17

I was thinking popsdenver Saturday #19

"Everything he touches, dies." He's still breathing so it's not everything. cstanleytech Saturday #7

It's the Bezos Washington Post as a source. You expect anything but a stroke job for Trump? AZLD4Candidate Saturday #9

If it had gone otherwise . . . . . no_hypocrisy Saturday #5

Indeed ck4829 Monday #23

Gee, I hope the airline executives are all ok. twodogsbarking Saturday #8

They're going to get their golden parachutes I'm sure ck4829 Monday #25

This would have been more of public liability and private profit. Hooray American style capitalism! AZLD4Candidate Saturday #11

It was a god awful airline anyway. Crowman2009 Saturday #13

There's one group of people I grieve for in this situation jmowreader Saturday #15

I'm not feeling happy for the employees, either. n/t Igel Saturday #18

Same here ck4829 Monday #21

What a mess ck4829 Monday #24

Dang, I liked Spirit (at least for short flights) EX500rider Sunday #20

Golden Age! ck4829 Monday #22

The Art of the Deal LogDog75 Monday #26

MaddowBlog-Team Trump tries to blame Biden for Spirit Airlines' collapse, but reality gets in the way LetMyPeopleVote Monday #27

MaddowBlog-Team Trump tries to blame Biden for Spirit Airlines' collapse, but reality gets in the way LetMyPeopleVote Monday #28