United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is facing criticism over his support for a national wealth tax and inheritance taxes approaching 100%, with a senior Justice Department official joining the backlash by taking a jab at the airline's service.

Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, weighed in on the controversy with a post on X about her recent experience flying United.

"The WiFi didn’t work on my last two flights," Dhillon wrote.

Her comment followed Kirby's remarks in a recent interview with The New York Times , in which he warned that growing wealth inequality poses a "danger" to American society.

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Harmeet K. Dhillon speaks at the IAC National Summit 2026 at The Diplomat Beach Resort on January 17, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida.

"We should have a national wealth tax — it won’t work by state because people will just move," Kirby told the Times.…