All 64 people on the American Airlines passenger plane and three people aboard the Army helicopter were killed.
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Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden
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Trump omits role in FAA hiring while blaming diversity for plane crash
As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President Donald Trump blamed a January 29, 2025 plane crash in Washington on diversity initiatives he said his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Joe Biden promoted at the expense of air safety.
A lawsuit alleges the FAA denied 1,000 air traffic control applicants due to diversity hiring policies, sparking debate amid a fatal midair collision in D.C.
The USA Fact Check Team digs into comments made about the FAA and diversity efforts in the wake of the DC plane crash.
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New Trump memo claims DEI, Obama and Biden 'decisions' linked to fatal aviation disasterPresident Donald Trump continued his attacks on his Democratic predecessors and diversity programs late Thursday afternoon, signing a presidential memo that linked “decisions” made by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s administrations,
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At his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump implied Thursday that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation into the fatal disaster has only just begun.
It was Trump's first press conference after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter.
Donald Trump played the blame game at his first news conference since an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River. Among those in the president’s crosshairs were Barack Obama,
Diversity initiatives ramped up at the FAA under the Obama Administration, were largely swept away during Trump's first term and then reinstated under Biden.
Pete Buttigieg fired back at Donald Trump, saying he should be 'leading, not lying' after the president blamed him, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and diversity hiring for Wednesday's air crash.
Trump said that he based his claims that the crash could be blamed on diversity policies within the FAA on his "common sense."
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