16 hours ago · Trump said that if the nation had a newer system, alarms would have sounded when the Black Hawk helicopter, which was on a training exercise, reached the same altitude as the plane. But an FAA report after the crash said that the controller did get an alert that the plane and helicopter were converging when they were still more than a mile (1.6 ...

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 blame for the crash.

9 hours ago · During the National Prayer Breakfast, Mr. Trump highlighted the deadly midair crash last week near Ronald Reagan National Airport between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines ...

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 ...

6 days ago · President Donald Trump responded Friday night after a jet carrying six people crashed in northeast Philadelphia, triggering a fiery explosion. The crash comes days after an American Airlines...

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 · 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 his first appearance in the White House briefing room less than two weeks since the start of his second term, Trump described the crash between an American Airlines flight and an Army...

Jan 30, 2025 · At least 27 bodies from the plane and one from the helicopter have been recovered, Washington D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said early Thursday morning. "We don't believe there are any...

Jan 30, 2025 · Fact Check. Trump Misleads on D.E.I. Policies in Blaming Biden for Plane Crash. There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own ...