‘Shame on You’: Elizabeth Warren Blasted for Praising Blockage of Merger That Might Have Saved Spirit Airlines

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is being criticized for praising the blocking of a merger that might have saved now defunct Spirit Airlines.

The news comes after the airline on Saturday announced it was out of business, a move that put 17,000 people out of work and stranded travelers across the nation. According to Breitbart News, the airline failed to secure enough funding from the federal government to avoid bankruptcy.

In a 2024 social media post, Warren wrote, “I’ve warned for months that a @JetBlue–@SpiritAirlines merger would have led to fewer flights and higher fares. @JusticeATR and @USDOT were right to stand up for consumers and fight against runaway airline consolidation. This is a Biden win for flyers!”

Social media users did not mince words in their replies to her on Saturday, with one person writing, “You should pay a severance to all the Spirit employees who lost their jobs tonight. Shame on you.”