Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here's what he said
President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport. But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the
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 Updated on Crash From Situation Room
President Trump and his advisers were updated on the crash on Wednesday night from the Situation Room, according to a White House official. National security adviser Mike Waltz and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy briefed Trump on the situation.
Trump says a cause for the DC plane crash hasn’t been determined yet
President Donald Trump said the cause for the crash involving an American Airlines plane and military aircraft has yet to be determined Thursday during a White House press conference.
Trump: Crash near National Airport ‘looks like it should have been prevented’
President Trump weighed in on the Wednesday evening crash between an American Airlines plane and military helicopter in Washington, claiming it “should have been prevented.” “The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport,
Trump Says Crash Was Avoidable
President Trump questioned why the aircraft were flying at the same height and said the crash was avoidable, basing it on “common sense.” “You could have gone straight up, straight down. You could have turned,
Trump Just Made His Comments About D.C. Plane Crash so Much Worse
President Donald Trump made his declaration that the tragic, mid-air crash over Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people late Wednesday was the fault of President Joe Biden’s DEI policies before he was even briefed by the chief agency responsible for investigating the tragedy.
Crash Trump DEI claims
Without evidence, President Trump and other administration officials claimed that DEI programs led to Wednesday's fatal air crash. DEI has recently become a common talking point to blame disasters on.
What Trump said about the D.C. plane crash
President Trump slammed the Obama and Biden administrations as he spoke about the passenger jet collision involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more on Mr. Trump's comments about DEI and other speculations about the crash.
67 dead: Watch highlights from DC plane crash press conferences, Trump briefing
Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Blackhawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Trump criticized DEI and the FAA's diversity policies after a deadly plane crash. Here's what we know.
Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to ...
Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'
President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference ...
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 criticizes FAA diversity efforts after deadly plane crash, even as he says he doesn't know the cause yet
After calling for a moment of silence, Trump spent the bulk of his remarks in the White House briefing room laying out a ...
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 ...
Trump has tense exchange with CNN reporter over blaming DEI policies in plane crash
President Donald Trump got into a tense conversation with CNN host Kaitlan Collins after she objected to his theory that DEI ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump takes executive action on aviation after crash
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.