A Spirit Airlines plane sits parked at Hollywood Burbank Airport on April 16, 2026 in Burbank, California.
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government could help struggling Spirit Airlines as the discount carrier faces the possibility of liquidation.
Trump told CNBC’s “Squawk Box“: “I don’t mind mergers. I think I’d love somebody to buy Spirit, as an example. You know, Spirit’s in trouble.”Maybe the federal government should help that one out.”
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