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.
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.”
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.
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 faults DEI hiring while discussing Washington plane crash
Hours after a plane crashed over the Potomac River a few miles from the White House, President Donald Trump held a press briefing in which he blamed his predecessors’ diversity hiring policies as a possible reason for the accident.
Trump slams 'diversity' hires after DC air collision
US President Donald Trump launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter. The bodies of 67 people have been recovered so far from Washington's Potomac River.
Donald Trump Blames DEI Policies & Biden For Potomac Plane Crash
US President Donald Trump blamed diversity hiring at the FAA and his Democratic predecessors for the American Airlines plane and helicopter collision over the Potomac River He provided no evidence and later admitted the investigation had just begun.
Trump blames Obama and Biden for deadly Washington D.C. plane crash
Trump criticized the Obama and Biden administrations for failures in air safety, following the tragic crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington D.C.
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 ...
What we know after American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, D.C.
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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 ...
DC plane crash live updates: Jet wreckage to be removed from Potomac starting Monday
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Recovery efforts continue after deadly midair plane-helicopter crash over Potomac River
Rescue crews will return to the Potomac River on Friday morning as they continue searching for victims of Wednesday night's ...
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 ...