Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here's what he said
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 blame for the
Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'
President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.
67 dead: Watch highlights from DC plane crash press conferences, Trump briefing
Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Blackhawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing
Fox News Host Slams Trump's 'Campaign Rally' Moment After Deadly DC Plane Crash
Jessica Tarlov knocked the president for leaning on "one message" during his press briefing on the deadly midair collision.
Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA administrator after deadly DC plane crash
President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.
Trump says a cause for the DC plane crash hasn’t been determined yet
President Donald Trump said the cause for the crash involving an American Airlines plane and military aircraft has yet to be determined Thursday during a White House press conference.
Trump blames Biden, DEI hiring in press conference on deadly DC plane crash
President Donald Trump called a plane crash that has left 67 people presumed dead an "hour of anguish" but later claimed diversity, equity and inclusion hiring policies could be responsible.
Donald Trump Blames Obama, Biden, DEI for DC Plane Crash
It was Trump's first press conference after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter.
Backlash came swiftly after Trump blamed DC plane crash on DEI
As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety.
Trump Blames DEI for Jet-Helicopter Collision in D.C.: What We Know
A passenger jet carrying 64 people and a U.S. Army helicopter plummeted into the Potomac River after colliding in midair. President Trump, without evidence, blamed DEI policies for the incident.
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed, without citing evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for air ...
Jet's black boxes found, as cause of deadly DC crash investigated
Investigators have retrieved the voice and data recorders from the passenger plane following Wednesday's crash which killed ...
President Trump expresses condolences for DC plane crash then dives into politics with attack on diversity initiatives
President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's ...
DC crash live updates: Trump says 'confluence of bad decisions that were made'
Timothy Lilley flew Black Hawk helicopters for the Army, transporting passengers over the Potomac River from his base in ...