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How Americans ended up without an FAA administrator as Trump came into office

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Rachel Maddow tells the story of how the former FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker, fell afoul of Elon Musk and was driven from his position upon Donald Trump taking office. With Trump's negligence toward assembling a competent government, the position remained empty through the deadly mid-air collision Wednesday night.

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