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What Caused the Crash Into the Potomac? For Trump, It Was Diversity.

In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.

NJ.com · 1d

Trump has a new villain in plane crash blame game

Trump on Thursday variously pointed the finger at the helicopter’s pilot, air traffic control, his predecessor, and other Democrats, including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whom he labeled a “disaster.” Buttigieg responded by calling Trump “despicable.”

factcheck.afp · 1d

Trump omits role in FAA hiring while blaming diversity for plane crash

As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President Donald Trump blamed a January 29, 2025 plane crash in Washington on diversity initiatives he said his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Joe Biden promoted at the expense of air safety.

Weekly Trust on MSN · 19h

Trump blames 'diversity' for Washington airliner collision

US President Donald Trump - speaking as the bodies of 67 people were pulled from Washington's Potomac River - launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.

Trump casts speculation, unproven claims on DC plane crash as cause remains unknown

While no cause has been determined in the Washington plane crash, President Donald Trump was quick to try to assign blame on ...

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Search for victims in D.C. plane crash continues in Potomac River; no survivors from disaster

An American Airlines plane with 64 people on board collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., and crashed into ...

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Audio Released In Plane Crash Over DC That Trump Says 'Should Have Been Prevented'

President Donald Trump believes that Wednesday night's crash involving an American Airlines plane and black hawk over the ...

Trump ripped for thinking ‘a white guy wouldn’t make this mistake’ in deadly plane-helicopter crash

President Trump is blaming diversity hiring policies for Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision of a passenger jet and an Army ...

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Donald Trump claims Potomac plane crash could 'have been prevented' as he blames helicopter pilot

Former President Donald Trump has said the mid-air crash between an American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk ...

What we know about the American Airlines plane and Army helicopter crash over D.C.'s Potomac River

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.

Investigators working to download data from helicopter, jet black boxes in crash over Potomac River

Latest news and live updates after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River this week, killing 67 people.

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In Plane Crash Aftermath, A Familiar Trump Returns: Blamer-in-Chief

Trump appeared to resume the role of blamer-in-chief in the aftermath of Thursday's fatal plane crash, surveying the tragedy as just another American citizen asking questions, rather than as the ...

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Trump won't visit Washington DC plane crash site because it's 'the water': 'You want me to go swimming?’

The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the tragedy, but did not specify when ...

Trump Misleads on D.E.I. Policies in Blaming Biden for Plane Crash

There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration ...

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Lawrence O'Donnell Spots 'Profoundly Ignorant' Way Trump Made History After D.C. Plane Crash

The MSNBC host reflected on an "American hero" during a previous crash whom he called the "worst thing you can be in Donald ...

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