Sean Duffy responded to a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question with a riddle when asked about the safety of flying amid the government shutdown.

The transportation secretary appeared on Sunday Morning Futures, and was asked by host Maria Bartiromo about the American economy’s air travel “chokepoint.“

”Is it even safe to fly right now, Secretary?" Bartiromo asked.

“That’s job number one right now, Maria,” Duffy replied. “Again, I need my controllers focused on the airspace not about the finances at home. They’ll tell me there is that seepage of how are they going to deal with those finances. My job is to keep the airspace safe.”

The former pro lumberjack added: “If I don’t feel like I have enough controllers—or enough controllers that are focused—we will slow down traffic, we will stop traffic.

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