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Rhiannon12866

(253,868 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:50 AM 14 hrs ago

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on Her Blankie - C-SPAN



Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: "Apparently when your special blanket, your blankie, was left on one of the government jets and not transported over to the new one, your special govt employee, Corey Lewandowski, chivalrously stepped forward to fire the pilot - mid air!" - Aired on 03/04/2026.

Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/V3JHeyJp1TU
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on Her Blankie - C-SPAN (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 14 hrs ago OP
Godness truddy777 13 hrs ago #1
I'm scared enough of flying, let alone flying with a pilot who was just fired! Rhiannon12866 13 hrs ago #2
I get cuddles and blankets. Dunc 13 hrs ago #3
Awww! And Jared Moskowitz is the best, not afraid to speak out with a great sense of humor! Rhiannon12866 13 hrs ago #4

truddy777

(105 posts)
1. Godness
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:52 AM
13 hrs ago

Wow, that’s… kind of a wild story. Firing a pilot mid-air seems over the top no matter what.

Rhiannon12866

(253,868 posts)
2. I'm scared enough of flying, let alone flying with a pilot who was just fired!
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 03:56 AM
13 hrs ago

But we know that he had to be rehired or they would have no other way to get home...

Rhiannon12866

(253,868 posts)
4. Awww! And Jared Moskowitz is the best, not afraid to speak out with a great sense of humor!
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:18 AM
13 hrs ago
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