Mark Kelly: If Trump gets credit for zero airline deaths, he should get credit for...gun deaths

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



Mark Kelly: If Trump gets credit for zero airline deaths, he should get credit for tens of thousands of gun deaths

BY MAX GREENWOOD - 01/02/18 04:32 PM EST

Retired astronaut Mark Kelly on Wednesday said that President Trump should be willing to take responsibility for tens of thousands of gun deaths in the U.S. in 2017, after the president took credit for commercial aviation seeing its safest year on record.

In a tweet, Kelly said that the Transportation Department, the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA and commercial airlines were largely responsible for the industry's safety record in 2017.

Link to tweet

Kelly's comment came hours after Trump boasted that he had been "very strict" on commercial aviation since taking office, though he did say elaborate on what steps he took to improve airline safety.

Kelly is a staunch advocate for tightening gun control. His wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was shot and critically injured in 2011. The couple has vocally spoken in support of tougher gun laws.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/367110-mark-kelly-if-trump-gets-credit-for-zero-airline-deaths-he

[mcar]

1. Absolutely!

[Paladin]

2. Thank you, Mark Kelly. (nt)

[Freethinker65]

3. Wow. Trump said U.S. airports were worse than those of third world countries during the campaign

He has not even begun to privatize infrastructure yet. He has done absolutely nothing, which is one reason why air travel has been pretty much unchanged. Just wait until the GOP deregulates and privatizes air travel. It will great until something goes terribly wrong.

[NewJeffCT]

4. I've also noted that the current head of the FAA

Is Michael Huerta, a Democrat, who was appointed to a 5 year term by President Obama in 2013.

[Bengus81]

5. Hasn't been a US death since 2009 so I guess it's because of OBAMA

[grantcart]

6. Mark Kelley please come forward, we need you now.

Run for Flakes seat

[TeamPooka]

7. American Carnage is all Trump.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Thank you, Donald Trump

for giving America the yardstick to measure your failures.

[LuckyLib]

9. Yes! This needs to go round the internets!

[Scurrilous]

10. K&R

[Soxfan58]

11. Does he have political ambitions?

He would be great in any seat.

[keithbvadu2]

12. When Trump accepted the GOP nomination: "I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence th

When Trump accepted the GOP nomination:

"I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end," he said. "Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/politics/republican-convention-highlights-day-four/index.html

[MiniMe]

13. Because he says so?

That isn't how it works

[Historic NY]

14. Only people he cares about are....

Trump Celebrates Tax Bill With Mar-a-Lago Friends: “You All Just Got a Lot Richer”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/12/trump-celebrates-tax-bill-with-mar-a-lago-friends-you-all-just-got-a-lot-richer.html

Meanwhile

[link:https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/11/2017-deemed-deadliest-year-for-mass-shootings-in-modern-us-histo/23298797/|

Mean while he is going to fight the opioid crisis w/o budgeting any money. His ace dumb-ass side kick is put in charge Kelly Ann.

[LanternWaste]

20. Post hoc ergo prompter hoc.

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. It does beg the question though, what did he say at the convention in regards to airline safety protocols...?

[FakeNoose]

15. Truth - Mark Kelly!

[tavernier]

16. Rec and

[pangaia]

17. "... Trump boasted that he had been "very strict" on commercial aviation since taking office,.."

[cstanleytech]

18. Not to mention is Donald going to take credit for the people that die that are going to lose their

heathcare that he and the other Repugnants are taking away?

[Farmer-Rick]

19. It's how people treat their Gods

They give their Gods credit for all the good things. But all the starving children, the abused children who die, the poor and suffering, the mass suffering from wars and more wars, death of a loved one, God is not blamed for all the bad stuff.

Just like Trump gets credit for a marginally mediocre economy but not blamed for the continuing high numbers of foreclosures and bankruptcies.