Daily Report
“The Trump Administration Is Refusing to Enforce an Air Travel Disability Regulation”
This article describes President Trump’s decision to delay enforcement of an air travel accommodations rule. While Joe Biden was still in office, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule in the Federal Register that ensured airport accommodations for travelers using wheelchairs. It prohibited the discrimination against those with disabilities and required annual training for airline staff. After Donald Trump took over as President, he delayed the enforcement of this rule to ensure that it was consistent with the law. Soon after, multiple airlines filed a lawsuit to shut down the rule, claiming that the DOT didn’t have the legal authority to issue it. While this article is pretty informative and detailed about the issue, the strong opinions and loaded language used by the author are very apparent. For example, the author refers to Donald Trump throughout the piece as “the squatter currently occupying the White House.” In addition, the author argues that “this is all about exacting petty revenge by undoing everything that the Biden Administration did” and “the squatter [Trump] and his bunch don’t give the slightest bit of a damn about the safety and dignity of people with disabilities.” This is why I think this article is troubling and contributing to misinformation.
