Democrats are excoriating President Donald Trump for his “grotesque” claim that federal agency diversity requirements caused the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River Wednesday night. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed the president’s remarks as insensitive to the victims’ families,
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.
While no cause has been determined in the Washington plane crash, President Donald Trump was quick to try to assign blame on Thursday to Democrats, DEI and other factors.
There wer no survivors after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D
Officials expressed condolences and asked for prayers late Wednesday after an American Airlines regional jet carrying about 60 passengers collided mid-air with a Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night.
Trump appeared to resume the role of blamer-in-chief in the aftermath of Thursday's fatal plane crash, surveying the tragedy as just another American citizen asking questions, rather than as the leader of a nation dealing with its first commercial air disaster in 15 years.
Officials do not believe anyone survived the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected.
Several victims of a mid-air crash between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter Wednesday night were identified on Thursday, as officials said they have recovered the passenger jet's black boxes.
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, known for the "Miracle on the Hudson," has said he was "disgusted" by President Donald Trump blaming diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for Wednesday's plane crash in Washington, D.C.