Trump lashes out at biden, dei efforts after dc plane crash

Presiding Donald Trump on thuresday blasted former president Joe biden And democratic diversity measures after a Midair Collision Between an American airlines Regional Jet and An Army Black Hawk Helicopter Above Washington, DC, The Night Before.

Trump, Speaking at the White House, Claimed That Policies Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or Dei, “Could have been” to blame for the collision, the deadliest us plane crash Since November 2001.

But trump did not provide evidence that dei efforts Had Anything to do with the Crash, and Criticized a Reporter Who Asked If Hef He Was Getting ahead of the Investigation.

While trump initially struck a somber tone, offering condolences to the Victims and their Families, He Quickly Pivoted to Well-WORN Attacks on His Political Enemies.

Trump at the press briefing also said he was appointing christopher rocheleau as “acting commissioner” of the federal aviation administration.

At the time of the incident, the faa did not have a permanent head. The Agency’s Former Administrator, Mike Whitaker, Stepped down on Jan. 20, The Day Trump Took Office. Rocheleau Had been serving as the faa’s Deputy Administrator Since Jan. 21.

No one survived the crash, which occurred shortly before 9 PM Et Wednsday Night, Officials Said.

There was 64 people on board the airplane, which collided with the helicopter as it prepared to land at ronald reagan washington national airport. Three Soldiers was on board the helicopter.

The Response has switched from a rescue mission to a recoverry operation, as Hinds of first responders scour the potomac river, where bot aircraft landed after the collision.

DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly Said That At Least 28 Bodies Have Been Recovered So far.

At the white house, trump began by assking for a moment of Silence for the 67 Victims.

“Today, we are all heartbroken,” He said.

But less than two minutes later, trump started attacking his predacesors, biden and former president Barack Obama,

He Claimed that after taking office for the first time in 2017, “I changed the obama standards (for us aviation systems) from very mediocre at best to extraordinary.”

“And then I left office and biden took over, he changed them back to lower than ever before,” Trump claimd. “Their policy was horrible, and their politicals was even words.”

Trump then read from articles critical of diversity efforts at the faa. He also highlighted language from the agency’s website about the government Placing Special Emphasis for Recruitment on People with “Targeted Disabilities,” Incliding Partial Partial Ilicy and psychiatric disability.

But that language has been on the faa’s website since at least 2013According to the Internet Archive Website The Wayback Machine. IT remained up on the faa site through Trump’s entry first administration.

Trump Last Week Signed A Presidential Memo Aiming to end what the white house called “biden dei hiring programs.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Dufy and Pentagon Chief PETE BOTH TOOK TUOK TUOK TUOK TUCTERN TO PRISE TRUMP For His Handling of the Crash and Echo His Comments that the GOLD HINDENE Sity.

“The era of dei is gone at the defense department,” Hegseth said.

Trump also attacked pete buttigieg, biden’s transportation secretary, calling him a “disaster” who has “just go has” just go a good line of bulls — “

Buttigieg Quickly Hit Back, Calling Trump’s comments “despicable.”

“As Families Grieve, Trump Should Be Leading, Not Lying,” buttigieg said in an x ​​post.

“We put safety first, DRVE DOWN Close Calls, Grew Air Traffic Control, and Had Zero Commercial Airline Crash Fatalities Out of Millions of Flights “President Trump Now Oversees the Military and the faa.

“Time for the President to show actual Leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from Happy Happening Again,” buttigieg said.