1 day 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 · 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 · Aviation experts said there was little that Trump did that could have precipitated the crash between a commercial jet and a military helicopter. There was simply too little time — less than 10 ...

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.

6 days ago · The crash comes days after an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter crewed by three soldiers. Trump sharply criticized the Federal ...

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 · MORE: DC plane crash timeline: What to know about the deadly crash 12:22 a.m.: Trump took to Truth Social early Thursday morning around 12:22 a.m., to respond to the tragic midair collision that ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Wednesday’s crash of a plane and helicopter was the deadliest in the U.S. since 2001, when a plane crashed after takeoff, killing 260 people ... Trump blames American Airlines crash on Democrats ...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Trump said the crash was a "tragedy of terrible proportions" and told family members "Our hearts are shattered alongside yours."

Jan 30, 2025 · 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.