President Trump concerned about Vietnamese tourist being treated rudely

More than 37,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the resignation of the CEO of United Airlines. US authorities, including President Donald Trump, have also shown interest in the matter.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that President Donald Trump had seen the video clip of David Dao being brutally treated on the plane on April 9 (US time). Photo: Reuters

Immediately after the incident on Flight 3411 on April 11, the US Department of Transportation opened an investigation. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for a change in federal law, prohibiting airlines from selling more tickets than the actual number of seats on a plane (overbooking).

From the White House, answering reporters' questions at a press conference on April 11 (US time), White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer affirmed that authorities were reviewing the incident and avoided commenting because they "did not have the authority".

However, when asked whether President Donald Trump had seen the video clip of violence against Mr. David Dao that has caused outrage online, Mr. Spicer confirmed: "I'm sure he has seen it."

"I don't think anyone could watch that scene and not feel outraged that someone was treated like that."

Meanwhile, from Capitol Hill - the home of both houses of the US Congress - many lawmakers have criticized United Airlines' actions towards Mr. David Dao. The chairman of the US House Transportation Committee, Congressman Bill Shuster, said he was "uncomfortable" when watching the video, saying that the incident was "so poorly handled" and that it "could have been completely avoided" if it had been handled more tactfully.

Two congressmen, Rodney Davis and Dan Lipinski, went further, affirming that they would pursue the matter and emphasize bringing it to the US Congress, Politico reported.

Congressmen Peter DeFazio and Rick Larsen of the US House Transportation Committee also wrote a letter to US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, emphasizing that United Airlines' behavior was "outrageous" and "unacceptable".

“United has dozens of other options to correct its planning errors while still treating its customers with due respect,” DeFazio and Larsen wrote in the letter.

In the US Senate, 29 Democratic senators, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, pressured Oscar Munoz - CEO of United Airlines, demanding that he answer a series of questions about the airline's "bumping policy" and describe exactly what happened on flight 3411 on April 9 (US time).

The US Senate Commerce Committee sent requests and questions directly to the Chicago Department of Aviation.

Senator Richard Blumenthal of the Senate Judiciary Committee called United Airlines' actions "yet another example of a major American airline disrespecting its customers and denying them their basic rights."

Mr. Blumenthal affirmed that he will quickly work to present a new bill to protect passengers on flights.

However, according to Politico, it will take a considerable amount of time for the bill to be passed because the aviation industry is a group with very strong lobbying potential in the US.

According to Tuoi Tre