After briefly offering his sympathies to the families of those killed in the crash, and confirming there were no survivors, he pivoted to assigning blame for the tragedy - taking aim at his political
A regional jet crashed into a US Army helicopter, killing 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in more than 20 years. The DC Fire and EMS Department said that 41 bodies have so far been recovered from the wreckage of the plane crash in the Potomac River.
Trump Response to Plane Crash: Blame Obama, Biden, and DEI
Trump Blames 'Diversity Hiring' Under Obama, Biden Administrations For US Plane Crash
Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash
President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, said the collision between and American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter "could have been" due to DEI.
Trump used a White House briefing about Wednesday night’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River to rail against the Obama and Biden
President Trump on Thursday at first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, blamed diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration and Presidents Obama and Biden for the midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday night.
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight 5342, which will undergo analysis.
Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.
The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the tragedy, but did not specify when
Soon after the collision, both the aircraft crashed into the Potomac River, prompting massive emergency ... Trump further blamed former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for policies pushing diversity in the FAA which he claimed compromised air safety.
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Investigators find black boxes after deadly Washington plane crash, continue search for answersUS authorities said it was not yet clear why a regional jet and a US Army helicopter collided at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years. Investigators recovered the so-called black boxes from the plane,
Americans turn to their leaders for solace in times of mourning. Donald Trump has used national tragedies to make political points or demean critics.
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