Tuberville claims furries are infiltrating cockpits, ties it to trans people
In a Senate floor speech, Sen. Tommy Tuberville said trans people are violent, called for reopening mental institutions, and warned that furry airline workers endanger flights.
What to know
- Tuberville's Senate speech mixed a false claim about secret surgeries on minors with a call to reopen mental institutions for transgender people.
- He separately claimed that many airline pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are furries and framed this as a public-safety danger, with no evidence offered.
- Fact-checkers note gender-affirming surgery is almost never performed on minors and always requires parental consent, contradicting Tuberville's central claim.
- The speech drew widespread online ridicule comparing the furry-pilot claim to other exaggerated political scare stories.
The claim is ridiculous and comparable to other absurd political scare tactics.
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“Whats next? Mexican robots that destroy the stock market? Mutant trans athletes that can hulk out? Chinese drivers that can turn into vehicles that crash into our preschools?”
TheUgly0rgan · Reddit ↗
Even if the claim were true, a pilot's identity or interests are irrelevant if they're qualified.
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“Did they pass all the flight training and medical exams and safety courses and emergency training and log all their practice hours? Then they're a fuckin pilot.”
Walter_Melon42 · Reddit ↗
Blame extends beyond the politician to the voters who support him.
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“The politicians are not the only problem. The people who believe them, vote for them are equally to blame.”
jonas-reddit · Reddit ↗
Tommy Tuberville U.S. Senator (R-AL), candidate for Alabama governor
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Tuberville says furries are infiltrating airline cockpits
Tuberville told the Senate that 'many' pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are furries and framed this as a safety danger, a claim amplified in a widely viewed clip posted to X.
“Lord help us. It's terrifying when you think about this.”
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TOMMY TUBERVILLE WARNS THAT “MANY” PILOTS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE FURRIES: “Lord help us. It’s terrifying when you think about this.” Tuberville claimed on the Senate floor that airline workers being part of the furry community poses a danger to
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https://www. lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/senato r-says-furry-pilots-are-taking-over-airlines-because-of-trans-people-were-sitting-ducks/
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Tommy Tuberville: Many airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community. It's terrifying.
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Online commenters mock the furry-pilot claim as absurd
Reddit commenters ridiculed the claim, comparing it to other implausible political scare stories and arguing that a pilot's identity or interests are irrelevant if they are qualified.
“Whats next? Mexican robots that destroy the stock market? Mutant trans athletes that can hulk out?”
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Obviously he's making a fucking ludicrous statement but let's pretend for a minute that it's true, that almost every single airline pilot in america is a trans furry. So what? Did they pass all the flight training and medical exams and safety courses and emergency training and log all their practice hours? Then they're a fuckin pilot. The fact…
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Whats next? Mexican robots that destroy the stock market? Mutant trans athletes that can hulk out? Chinese drivers that can turn into vehicles that crash into our preschools? Come up with your own, it's all fun and games in america!
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Who gives a fuck? Are they wearing a full fur suit and a butt plug with a tail while they’re flying the plane?
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Tuberville delivers Senate speech calling trans people violent — In a 20-minute speech, Tuberville claimed a 'rise in violence' from transgender people, called affirming parents guilty of 'child abuse', falsely alleged doctors perform secret surgeries on minors without parental knowledge, and called for bringing back mental institutions.
What people are saying 2 voices from 1 site · best of 8 · verbatim
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It was a civil rights hero vs a mall-creeping pedophile, and somehow it was still a close race.
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The politicians are not the only problem. The people who believe them, vote for them are equally to blame.