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Did Joe Biden really kill Spirit Airlines?

What the Spirit Airlines fallout tells us about American politics

Spirit Airlines is dead and the right, true to form, is blaming Joe Biden.

The immediate cause of Spirit’s demise is pretty clear: the war with Iran spiked jet fuel costs, and the already-battered airline couldn’t absorb the hit to its bottom line. Last we checked, Joe Biden didn’t start any wars with Iran.

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