# Trump breaks silence on nationwide ground stop, presses Congress for FAA funding

https://mins.news/en/item/144575

- CBC News, 2026-11-15 17:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-faa-ground-stop-9.7422814?cmp=rss

> U.S. President Donald Trump spoke out Sunday about the nationwide ground stop that disrupted airline travel over the weekend, using the incident to urge Congress to fund a full upgrade of the country’s air traffic control system.

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