4 days ago · 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.

4 days ago · As he spoke with the media later Thursday afternoon, Trump tempered his comments, saying DEI “may have" contributed to the crash. "I don’t know; incompetence might have played a role.

5 days ago · President Donald Trump speaks about the mid-air crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter in Washington, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Jan, 30 ...

4 days ago · Trump's comments on the crash are in line with his agenda to dismantle DEI. An investigation is just beginning into the fatal plane crash over the Potomac River in Washington, with no cause ...

4 days ago · President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on January 30, 2025, about the plane crash in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images What To Know

3 days ago · Breaking down Trump's response to deadly midair crash 03:24. In a Thursday press briefing, President Trump criticized his predecessor for his management of the Federal Aviation Administration and ...

4 days ago · President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing the Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office, at the White House on January 29 in Washington ...

4 days ago · In a Thursday press conference addressing the plane-helicopter collision that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan National Airport, President Donald Trump made an array of statements about past ...

4 days ago · 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 ...

4 days ago · First responders were still recovering bodies from the Potomac River on Thursday when President Donald Trump told the nation that his predecessors, Democrats and diversity were to blame for...