Jan 30, 2025 · FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport. But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to ...

5 days ago · President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter last week on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic controllers.

Jan 30, 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 ...

Jan 30, 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...

Jan 30, 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.

Jan 30, 2025 · MORE: DC plane crash timeline: What to know about the deadly crash 12:22 a.m.: Trump took to Truth Social early Thursday morning around 12:22 a.m., to respond to the tragic midair collision that ...

Jan 30, 2025 · As he spoke with the media later Thursday afternoon, Trump tempered his comments, saying DEI “may have" contributed to the crash. "I don’t know; incompetence might have played a role.

Jan 30, 2025 · Was Mr. Trump saying that the crash was the result of diversity hiring, Mary Bruce of ABC News asked, and what evidence had he seen to support that claim? “It just could have been," Mr. Trump ...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, said the collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter "could have been" due to DEI.

Jan 30, 2025 · WASHINGTON – The fatal airline crash at Washington’s airport – the first U.S. passenger plane crash since 2009 – became the first major test of President Donald Trump's new administration....