President Donald Trump defended his comments into questioning whether policies of diversity, equality and inclusions (DEI) played a role in a catastrophic collision of an aircraft above the capital of the state, which killed 67 people.
Trump, speaking to journalists in the briefing room in the White House, said late Thursday morning, emphasized the efforts of the bidet administration to lower the airline standards, although he admitted to the cause of the cause Collision on Wednesday night It is yet to be determined.
The host of CNN -a Kaitlan Collins opposed Trump’s rhetoric, inviting him to “the guilt of Democrats and Dei Politics and Air Transport Control and seemingly a member of the US Army, which is flying that helicopter Black Hawk.”
She continued to ask, “Don’t you think you’re going in front of the investigation right now?”
President Donald Trump locked the horns with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for his rhetoric about the fall of the aircraft. (Screenshot/Fox News Channel)
“No, I don’t think so. I don’t think, with the names of people, I don’t mean the names of the people who are on the plane?” Trump asked. “You think this will make a difference? They are a group of people who have lost their lives. If you want a list of names, we can give it to you, we will give it very quickly. We are coordinated in coordination with American Airlines.
The president said news“I don’t think that’s a very smart question, I’m surprised, it’s coming from you.”
An American Airlines Jet Wearing 60 passengers and four crew members collided with the Black Hawk military helicopter, who carried three members of the service in the sky above Washington DC on Wednesday night, causing a wreckage from both aircraft to the Potomac River. There were no survivors.
The tragic incident encouraged a national conversation about flying security in the United States.
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FBI agent carries debris after the US Eagle Flight 5342 collided with Black Hawk helicopter as he approached Ronald Reagan Washington’s national airport and crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, USA, January 30, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Earlier at a press conference, Trump noted that during his first administration he had raised the qualifications for air traffic controllers, but said President Joe Biden had lowered them after he left his duty.
“FAA actively hires workers who suffer severe intellectual difficulties, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical states within the framework of the employment initiative for diversity and involvement on the agency’s website,” Trump said.
Fox News’ Anders Hagstr has contributed to this report
