The ongoing effort to smear the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its related federal job cuts has officially pivoted to the ridiculous. In an over-the-top piece for NBC Nightly News, Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell politicizes the firings while completely burying the lede.
Watch as the report opens by flimsily linking the firings to the recent rash of plane crashes, and featuring a now-former employee’s concerns over public safety (click “expand” to view transcript):
TOM LLAMAS: We’re back now with growing questions tonight about air safety. The Trump administration has fired hundreds of FAA employees, part of its effort to reshape the federal workforce. Here’s Kelly O’Donnell.
KELLY O’DONNELL: With alarming, real-world incidents, the crucial mission of public safety faces an internal test as the federal workforce…
