President Biden on Thursday said he has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “deal with” the spike in reports of unruly passengers on airplanes.
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President Biden on Thursday said he has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “deal with” the spike in reports of unruly passengers on airplanes. “Scott I want you to know I talked to the Justice Department to make sure that we deal with the violence on aircraft coming from those people who are taking issues,” Biden said, addressing United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby while delivering remarks in Illinois. “We’re going to deal with that,” he added. The Hill reached out to the DOJ and the White House for more information. Biden’s remarks come as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is grappling with a sharp surge in reports of unruly airline passengers, many of which have been mask-related. According to the TSA, there have been more than 4,600 reports of unruly passengers in the past year, with 3,366 of them being related to masks.
