Important context:
- January 20: FAA director fired
- January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
- January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
- January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
- January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
No past tense, they are blaming this on DEI, and they will succeed. Because people are fucking stupid.
They know that their base hates it (not that they probably even understand what it is) and so it makes a good scapegoat.