Swalwell viral claim of aircraft accidents under Trump contrary to data

Tail. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif, said earlier this month that “no president” was chaired by more plane accidents during his first month in power from President Trump. However, the data obtained by Fox News Digital show that there were more plane crashes under the President of Biden in the same period of time.
“No president had more planes in the first month in power than Donald Trump,” Swalwell Posted on X On February 17, the comment watched over 7 million times on X.
The Ministry of Transport data provided by a senior administration official is in contrast to this information and shows more plane crashes during the first few weeks of President Biden’s term.
Swalwell posted in response to a little plane crash in Georgia, which left two dead.
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The Swalwell Ambassador claimed that the first month of Trump’s second term had more air accidents than any other president. (AP/Getty)
There were 55 air accidents in the United States between the Biden inaugural on January 21, 2021 and 17 February 2021, compared to 35 during the same period for Trump.
There were 91 air accidents in the world in the same time period for Biden and 50 for the first few weeks.
“Eric Swalwell is a common liar and fraud, which continues to continue every day because it suffers from the exhausting and serious case of Trump’s derugem syndrome that has numb his brain,” said White House Director Steven Cheung for Fox News Digital.
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Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Speaks at a press conference on the task of the Committee for 118. US Congress on US Capitol. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“As a chosen official, he should actually once tell the truth, but it is understandable that it is incapable of it because the whole day is Fang in mind.”
Swalwell told Fox News Digital in a statement that he was related to commercial planes, although his initial post stated “planes”.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters at an oval office in the White House 11 February 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
“There were two American advertisements The aircraft collapsesWhere people died or seriously injured in Trump’s first month, “Swalwell said.” Please show me the president who had more in his first month. “
Several Democrats blamed Trump for high aircraft accidents in recent weeks, including the leader of Senate minorities Chuck Schumer who suggested Trump’s reduction of FAA was guilty of Toronto’s collision, resulting in serious injuries, but without death.
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The Karolina Leavitt White House secretary pushed out at the time, pointing out that “the collision unfortunately happened in a Canadian airspace with Canadian air traffic controllers that control it.”
She then challenged the democratic line of attack that Trump had released FAA officials.
“And the facts about FAA are that the secretary Duffy or the new administration has not released any air controller.
Fox News Digital’s Gabriel Hays has contributed to this report