TRUMPCLAIM TRACKER

TCT-PF-7E891D1482D4311E · Government

Biden reinstated the air-controller hiring policy Trump had ended

FalseStatement: 2025-01-30Record reviewed: 2026-10-17

Claim summary

Biden reinstated the air-controller hiring policy Trump had ended

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January 30, 2025 in a press briefing

What the evidence shows

The statement conflated distinct hiring initiatives. The discontinued assessment had not been reinstated, and Trump himself had continued or expanded other disability-related hiring efforts.

PolitiFact rating: False. The tracker groups this as False.

Sources and attribution

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