6 days ago · Trump says air crash cause unknown, but he blames DEI and Democrats. Photo shows Donald Trump speaks with a US flag behind him. Less than 15 hours after the Washington DC air crash that killed 67 ...

19 hours ago · Trump said that if the nation had a newer system, alarms would have sounded when the Black Hawk helicopter, which was on a training exercise, reached the same altitude as the plane. But an FAA report after the crash said that the controller did get an alert that the plane and helicopter were converging when they were still more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) apart.

30 Jan 2025 · In the first national tragedy of his second term in the White House, President Donald Trump wasted no time Thursday baselessly blaming Democrats and diversity initiatives in the federal government ...

30 Jan 2025 · Trump was asked if Americans should feel safe to fly after the crash. According to the FAA, Trump is expected to fly to Palm Beach, Florida, where his Mar-a-Lago club is located, for the weekend on Friday. Trump took another opportunity to criticize diversity hiring efforts for the crash as he wrapped up the news briefing.

30 Jan 2025 · What did Trump say in his press briefing the day after the crash? At around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday morning President Trump delivered remarks about the crash to press in the White House briefing room.

30 Jan 2025 · What Trump said about the D.C. plane crash 04:08. Washington — President Trump spoke in the White House press briefing room Thursday morning in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash in the ...

30 Jan 2025 · The plane crash was the first major disaster of Trump’s new term, and his response evoked his frequent — and controversial — briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic. His handling of the pandemic ...

31 Jan 2025 · In the wake of this week’s midair collision near Washington, Mr. Trump was more than happy to jump to conclusions and pull the country apart rather than together.

31 Jan 2025 · Less than 24 hours after the Washington DC air disaster that killed 67 people, Donald Trump has blamed the crash on past Democratic leaders and initiatives to boost diversity in aviation.

30 Jan 2025 · In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision. By Elisabeth Bumiller On the ...