DC plane crash live updates: Trump goes on the offensive against DEI at briefing
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.
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,
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 leader of a nation dealing with its first commercial air disaster in 15 years.
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.
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.
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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.
Live updates: Plane with 64 aboard collides with helicopter, crashes into DC river
An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.
DC plane crash live updates: Black boxes from American Airlines plane at NTSB lab
There are confirmed fatalities from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. Several bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River crash site,
Trump doubles down on claim that DEI could be to blame for plane crash without evidence
NBC White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Nicolle to discuss President Trump's response in the wake of the plane crash in D.C. despite not providing any evidence to back that up.
Trump Blames DEI, Democrats for Deadly Plane Crash
The president offered no evidence to support his accusations, striking a partisan note just after calling for national unity and grieving.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Small aircraft crashes near Washington DC airport
It came down in the Potomac River, officials said, and search and rescue boats have been deployed to the area.
No survivors after American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter near Washington, DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, ...