Donald Trump gets destroyed for his deadly DC crash reaction and all the ways he contributed to it
Get the Full StoryAs the fallout from the fatal Washington DC air crash continues, all eyes are on President Donald Trump, but swathes of people are less than impressed with his response. For context, the air crash tragically left 67 people dead, after an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter above the Potomac River on Wednesday night. Authorities believe nobody on board the passenger jet survived the collision, which occurred when it was flying near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from Wichita, Kansas. A group of young figure skaters returning from a training camp were among the passengers, while a three-person crew was aboard the Black Hawk helicopter for a training session. The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn t the Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social TrumpDailyPosts January 30, 2025 As the country reels from the tragedy, however, Trump has used the moment to jump right into the blame-game, casting doubt over the competence of both the helicopter pilots and air traffic controllers in a heartless post on Truth Social. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time, the President wrote. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Trump went on to question why air traffic controllers didn t tell the helicopter what to do, concluding that the crash is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. Doubling down on this impugning approach, Trump later seemed to place blame for the crash on Democrats, suggesting that the DEI hiring initiatives of the Federal Aviation Authority had lowered the standards of air traffic controllers. I put safety first, he said in a press briefing following the crash. Obama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first. Listening to the Trump press conference. He is blaming DEI for this crash, blaming the helicopter pilot, saying Pete Buttigieg did a "bullshit" job, blaming Biden and Obama, and talking about not enough White men weren't allowed to be hired. This is disgusting but not surprising. Dr. Omekongo Dibinga, CSP omekongo January 30, 2025 The President then attacked what he claimed was an FAA diversity push that focussed on hiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities, as opposed to the brilliant people that have to be in those positions. When asked what evidence he had to support his claims that DEI hires had caused the crash, Trump said it was common sense. Naturally, the President s response drew harsh criticism from Democrats, with Chuck Schumer saying Trump s intent on throw ing out idle speculation is enough to turn your stomach. Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch. President Trump now oversees the military and the Pete Buttigieg PeteButtigieg January 30, 2025 For his part, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg described Trump s comments as despicable. Criticism was also leveled against Trump from beyond politics, with many flocking to social media to condemn his deeply unserious response, as one X user wrote. The Truth Social post was described as a s tpost of misinformation, and it s doubtful and insensitive tone was compared to that of other leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Why would the president of the US offer condolences when he can just go over the investigator s heads and speculate and shitpost misinformation instead? Deeply irresponsible response by a deeply unserious person. What other country s leader reacts to tragedy like this?#AA5342 pic.twitter.com BAg7YXAdF2 Nathan Wind matty_angles January 30, 2025 A responsible, sensible, thoughtful post by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau about the plane crash #AA5342 into the Patomac at Reagan international airport & then there s this crap from Trump .. pic.twitter.com qcKLTPGGvm Dane Southard Ohdaneit January 30, 2025 Playing him at his own blame-game, many cited Trump s sweeping changes to FAA, Transportation Security Administration and air traffic control policies in his first week in office as the cause of the air crash. Trump fired 400 FAA senior officials, the TSA head, and 3,000 air traffic controllers just 8 days ago, one X user wrote. Policy choices have consequences. Trump fired 400 FAA senior officials, the TSA head, and 3,000 air traffic controllers just 8 days ago. Policy choices have consequences.Today, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a Blackhawk over the Potomac, killing 65 Americans.This is the Trump #PlaneCrash #AA5342 pic.twitter.com 0LMCg3jeQD The News Deak TheNewsDeskLive January 30, 2025 Prevented? YOU DID THIS realDonaldTrump. On your 2ND DAY, you:1. Fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration 2. Fired the entire Aviation Security Advisory Committee3. Froze hiring of all Air Traffic Controllers4. Fired 100 top FAA security officers pic.twitter.com N6S7p8NGcf Andrew New YouTube Channel LiveFromTheResistance AmoneyResists January 30, 2025 That line of criticism was reiterated by Buttigieg, who also mentioned how one of Trump s first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, with authorities not yet concluding that the air traffic controllers or pilots were to blame.Share: