During his Thursday press conference about the deadly Wednesday collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested there was a link between the tragedy and diversity hiring policies at the Federal Aviation Administration.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.
Trump offered no evidence that diversity hiring practices contributed to the fatal plane and helicopter collision.
The president at points acknowledged that it was too soon to draw conclusions as he encouraged the nation to pray for the victims. But he moved nonetheless to assign blame.
Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.
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The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered two so-called “black boxes” from the American Airlines regional jet, following the deadly collision with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday evening.
The midair collision between the American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near Washington DC claimed the lives of 67 people, including talented young figure skaters
Faced with the first big test of his new administration, Donald Trump wanted to show he was in control. Not just as America's consoler-in-chief, but as its chief prosecutor and air accident investigator-in-chief too.