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President Donald Trump defended his comments by questioning whether the policies of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) played a role in the disastrous collision of airplanes above the capital of the nation that killed 67 people.
Trump, speaking with journalists in the Information Hall of the White House on Thursday morning, highlighted the efforts of the Biden administration for minor aviation standards, although he acknowledged that the cause of Wednesday night accident It has not yet been determined.
The host of CNN, Kaitlan Collins, opposed Trump’s rhetoric, calling him for “blaming Dei Democrats and policies and the control of air traffic and apparently the member of the US army that flew that black hawk helicopter.”
She continued asking: “Don’t you think you are ahead of the investigation at this time?”
President Donald Trump closed horns with Kaitlan Collins of CNN about his rhetoric on the plane crash. (Screen capture channel/fox news)
“No, I don’t believe it at all. I don’t think that, with people’s names, do you mean the names of people who are on the plane?” Trump asked. “Do you think that is going to make a difference? They are a group of people who have lost their lives. If you want a list of names, we can give you that, we will give it very soon. We are in coordination. With American Airlines.
The president told News personality“I think it’s not a very intelligent question, it surprises me, coming from you.”
A American Airlines Jet Carry 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a military black hawk helicopter that leads three members of the service on Wednesday night in the heavens on Washington DC, which caused the remains of both planes to submerge in the river Potomac. There were no survivors.
The tragic incident has caused a national conversation about flight security in the United States.
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An FBI agent transports debris, after flight 5342 of the Eagle American Chocó with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, on January 30, 2025 . (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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Previously at the press conference, Trump said he had raised the qualification standards for air traffic controlle during his first administration, but said President Joe Biden had dropped them once he left office.
“FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer from severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative explained on the agency’s website,” Trump said.
Fox News Anderstrom contributed to this report
