Evening Edition: Trump Administration Faces Backlash From Firing Hundreds Of FAA Employees

Hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have been laid off despite rising concerns about understaffing, air traffic safety and a pair of high profile plane crashes. The administration says those fired were still in their probationary period and the cuts are part of the attempt to rein in federal spending. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, which represents nearly twenty thousand workers, and lawmakers are expressing their concerns over the firings. FOX’s Tonya J. Powers speaks with Griff Jenkins, Washington-based national correspondent for FOX News Channel and co-anchor of FOX News Live, who says the political blame game over the recent accidents and firings is in full swing. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices