«I think it has a lot to do with a lot of things. I think it has something to do with the election that was rigged,» Trump said.
Former President Donald Trump suggested during the Howie Carr Show that the mass cancellation of flights by Southwest Airlines over the weekend is connected to his failed reelection campaign. Trump appeared on the show to give his opinion of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and explain his endorsement of challenger Geoff Diehl, but the radio host asked the president his thoughts on the airline’s recent woes—which he suggested were a result of vaccine mandates though officials have rejected these claims. «I think it has a lot to do with a lot of things. I think it has something to do with the election that was rigged,» Trump said. «I think these are big fans of your favorite president, Howie, I think that this has something to do with that. I think it has something to do with the… I think it has a lot to do with mandates where it’s just not going in. And they’re going to destroy the economy with what’s happening right now.» While conservative figures have claimed the airline canceled more than 1,000 flights over the weekend because of walkout protests over the vaccine mandate, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association denied the claims and cited «disruptive weather» and an «FAA [Federal Aviation Administration]-imposed air traffic management program» as the reasons.
