Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
Defunded during the current administration. The cheetoh in chief thought it was a good idea shut down the the government for the longest period in recorded history.
But that's largely irrelevant, given that certification was met.
The 737 MAX series gained FAA certification on March 8, 2017. Given how long the process takes, it was mostly a done deal by the time the current administration took office six weeks earlier. Not sure you can legitimately hold the current admin culpable.