The Trump administration’s flirtation with bailing out Spirit Airlines is a dangerous misstep for conservatives who cherish free markets. Reports confirm advanced discussions for a rescue package, a move that risks propping up a private company with taxpayer dollars at a time when fiscal restraint is paramount. Politically, this fuels the Left’s narrative of corporate cronyism and undermines the GOP’s credibility as the party of limited government. This violates the constitutional principle of free enterprise, which thrives when government stays out of the business of picking winners and losers. The Founders envisioned a system where individual liberty and market competition drive innovation, not federal handouts. Bailouts distort the natural accountability of risk and reward, eroding the very foundations of a free economy. Conservatives must demand better—let Spirit Airlines face the market’s judgment, not Washington’s whims. If we abandon principle for political expediency, we surrender the moral high ground to statists eager to expand government’s reach. Stand firm for liberty, or watch it slip away under the guise of “emergency.”