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 safety oversight.
Trump Response to Plane Crash: Blame Obama, Biden, and DEI
The initial response from the White House was typical. Donald Trump is set to hold a press briefing on the crash at 11 a.m. on Thursday. At 10:51 p.m. on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt released a statement from the president.
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 people are presumed to be dead after a regional jet and a Blackhawk Army helicopter collided near a busy airport in Washington,
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.
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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.
Donald Trump Blasts Helicopter Pilot In DC Plane Crash
A Black Hawk military helicopter and an American Airlines plane collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C on Wednesday.
Trump appoints acting FAA commissioner after plane collision
President Trump announced Thursday he would appoint an acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator in the wake of the midair crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington,
Trump appoints new FAA administrator after vacancy during deadly plane crash
President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trump ripped for thinking ‘a white guy wouldn’t make this mistake’ in deadly plane-helicopter crash
Trump repeatedly tried to tie diversity hiring practices to the crash during a briefing on Thursday as he also blamed the ...
American Airlines Plane Crash: 19 Bodies Recovered; Russian Skating Champions On Board; Trump Weighs In – Update
D.C. police confirmed a crash had taken place over the Potomac and that search and rescue operations were taking place in the ...
Embattled GOP Rep. Ogles’ Latest Appeal To Trump? Blaming Plane Crash On DEI
Dismantling DEI initiatives in both the public and private sectors have become a prominent target for Trump since he took ...
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 ...
Black boxes recovered from plane in Potomac River
The black boxes of the American Airlines plane submerged in the Potomac River from Wednesday’s crash with a military ...