Trump mulls a Spirit Airlines bailout. Is this capitalism?

特朗普考虑对精神航空进行救助。这是资本主义吗?

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-04-29

21 分钟
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President Trump has suggested the United States “buy” the struggling Spirit Airlines. We discuss other ways Trump has blurred the lines between government and business and whether Republicans have turned from their traditional stance on free-market capitalism.  This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, financial correspondent Maria Aspan, and White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Miles Parks.

  • I cover voting.

  • And I'm Danielle Kurtzleben.

  • I cover the White House.

  • And NPR's financial correspondent, Maria Aspin, is here with us as well.

  • Hi, Maria.

  • Hey there.

  • So today on the show, is President Trump treating the federal government like a business?

  • Let's start here.

  • Last Thursday, President Trump floated the idea of buying the struggling Spirit Airlines.

  • I think we'd just buy it.