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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.

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CBS News on MSN · 15h

Watch Live: Trump to speak about D.C. plane crash

President Trump is delivering remarks Thursday morning in the aftermath of the first major commercial plane crash in the U.S. in more than a decade.

NJ.com · 16h

Trump called ‘despicable’: He should be ‘leading, not lying’ about deadly plane crash

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized Trump on Thursday for his reaction to the devastating incident after Trump baselessly blamed the Biden administration’s policies for threatening air safety. Buttigieg called out the president for “lying” about the crash in a post on social media platform X.

The New York Times · 10h

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’s hiring policies.

The Independent on MSN · 1h

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

Trump won't visit Washington DC plane crash site because it's 'the water' - The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the tragedy, but did not specify

FOX News on MSN · 13h

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 played a role in the D.C. plane crash.

The Washington Post · 16h

Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly DC plane crash 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

MSNBC · 9h

Trump scrambles to blame Obama, Biden, diversity policies for deadly plane crash

He is out there blaming his predecessor, blaming women, blaming people of color—blaming anyone but himself,” says Chris Hayes on Trump’s response to the deadly plane crash on the Potomac River.

Afrotech on MSN · 10h

Trump’s Removal Of Key FAA Safety Officials Preceded The Tragic DC Plane Crash — Now He Blames DEI

In the wake of the catastrophic midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. military helicopter near Washington, DC — one of the deadliest in more than two decades — President Donald Trump has falsely pointed to Diversity,

Hosted on MSN · 9h

Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA administrator after deadly DC plane crash

President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.

ABC · 10h

Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers

Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

New York Magazine18h

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 ...

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Timeline of Donald Trump's Impact on FAA Prior to D.C. Plane Crash

A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation ...

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Trump rails against DEI at press conference on cause of fatal DC plane crash

President Donald Trump blamed former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden‘s aviation and diversity hiring policies after 67 ...

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D.C. plane crash live updates as search for victims continues in Potomac River; no survivors expected

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

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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 ...