Knockout blow to Duffy's dignity on live TV over bad mic: 'I hope it's not antiquated'

Summary

A faulty microphone stalled Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s briefing on a flight shutdown he blamed on aging equipment, and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer took a not-so-subtle jab by telling viewers he hoped it wasn’t “antiquated technology.” CNN cut away to Blitzer on Saturday as feedback screeched through the speakers at Transportation Department headquarters. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford had come there to explain Friday’s nationwide ground stop. The FAA halted departures across the country for more than four hours Friday, and about 12,000 flights could not be…

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