Oh shit I don't actually think this is true but conspiracy: the crash in DC was intentional to make the FAA/ATC look incompetent and push privatization.
I don't know if it's that ByteDance wants to push people into supporting Trump, but it could be that Trump agreed to "save" it if they appeared to kiss his ass.
The thing that gets me is the quote in the OP from last time this happened. It has been +12 hours of silence when you said last time they'd have this discussion BEFORE. Maybe it's for legal reasons but you'd think they'd have said well, something.
I saved money by stea- I mean borrowing - work equipment