Scott Bessent Explains the Death of Spirit Airlines

Had Spirit Airlines been allowed to merge with Jet Blue, it would have given them much more resiliency.

Thanks to @SenWarren, @PeteButtigieg, and all of their friends in the Biden Administration who backed their enthusiastic opposition to the Spirit-Jet Blue merger, dozens of… pic.twitter.com/JhtKcAEnFu

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) May 3, 2026