‘Get back to work, NOW’: Trump threatens to replace air traffic controllers with ‘patriots’; promises $10,000 bonus amid shutdown

President Trump demanded air-traffic controllers return to work, offering a $10,000 bonus to those who worked unpaid during the shutdown. Controllers expressed stress over financial strain and fatigue, though they maintained safety standards. The government shutdown, the longest in history, impacted over a million workers, leading to flight cancellations and delays.