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Live updates: Trump baselessly criticizes DEI in D.C. plane crash; 67 feared dead
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here’s what he said
President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport.
Trump blames diversity hiring for Washington plane crash that killed 67
Donald Trump has blamed a diversity hiring spree for causing the deadly crash between a military helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington DC.
Trump Acknowledges He Doesn't Have Evidence DEI Caused D.C. Plane Crash
President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that he doesn't have evidence that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration were responsible for a fatal plane crash in Washington,
D.C. Plane Crash Raises Questions About Trump Aviation Personnel Changes
The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.
Trump to Hold Plane Crash Briefing at 11 A.m. ET, White House Says
President Donald Trump will appear in the White House briefing room at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday to brief Americans on Wednesday's deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport, the White House said.
Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly midair collision begins
President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington
DC crash live updates: Trump says helicopter 'should have seen where they were going'
In somber remarks at a news conference early Thursday morning, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall suggested he feared the passengers and crew aboard a regional American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter that collided were lost.
Donald Trump blames Democrats and DEI for fatal Washington mid-air collision
Donald Trump blamed Democrats and diversity, equity and inclusion policies for a collision between a commercial jet and military helicopter that killed 67 people just outside of Washington. Without citing evidence,
Trump Responds to Fatal Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Crash
There were 64 people on board the jet, and three military personnel on the helicopter. Recovery operations are underway at the Potomac River, over which the crash occurred. This i
Trump Attacks FAA Diversity Programs Following Mid-Air Collision
President Donald Trump provided little new information about the cause of Wednesday’s deadly air collision in Washington between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter,
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Trump Response to Plane Crash: Blame Obama, Biden, and DEI
But within minutes, the “presidential” mirage dissolved. Trump unleashed an unusually appallingly rant, blaming the crash on ...
Backlash came swiftly after Trump blamed DC plane crash on DEI
As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on ...
Trump meets plane crash tragedy with blame but admits cause remains unknown
Rescuers were still pulling bodies from the Potomac River as Trump cast blame on the FAA, the Army, diversity programs and ...
What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery ...
Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'
President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday ...
Trump doubles down on claim that DEI could be to blame for plane crash without evidence
NBC White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Nicolle to discuss President Trump's response in the wake of the plane ...
D.C. Plane Crash Live Updates: Trump Criticizes FAA’s DEI Hiring Policies And Suggests, Without Evidence, They Could Be To Blame
The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
Trump's 'Grotesque' Plane Crash Comments Leave Democrats Gobsmacked
Democrats were left dumbfounded Thursday after President Donald Trump twisted a deadly plane crash catastrophe into an ...