Are air traffic controllers DEI hires? What Trump said about DC plane crash
The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy certification process.
Trump blames diversity hires under Biden, Obama for Washington DC plane crash
A mid-air collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter near Washington’s Reagan National Airport has claimed 67 lives. As authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, US President Donald Trump has blamed diversity hiring and lowered safety standards under the Biden and Obama administrations.
Congressional Black Caucus Criticizes Trump for Tying DEI to Plane Crash
The Congressional Black Caucus condemned President Donald Trump's remarks attributing the deadly plane crash to DEI policies,
Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden
A close look at the FAA’s hiring policies under Obama, Biden and Trump shows that Trump mischaracterized the policies and misled about his actions and the actions of his White House predecessors. He also provided no evidence these policies had any connection to the fatal crash.
Trump’s Comments on Crash Bring Attention to His Order Ending FAA DEI Policies
Trump has never provided proof that a single DEI hire “failed to meet established standards,” one expert said.
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.
Trump Has Short, Sobering Quote Before Signing Executive Orders in Wake of DC Air Collision
It's a strange and tragic first crisis for President Donald Trump's administration to confront, and an unpredictable one at that: the collision of an American Airlines commuter plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport just outside of Washington,
Donald Trump blames Democrats and DEI for fatal Washington mid-air collision
Donald Trump blamed Democrats and diversity, equity and inclusion policies for a collision between a commercial jet and military helicopter that killed 67 people just outside of Washington. Without citing evidence,
Donald Trump Goes On Rant About DEI In Response To DC Plane Crash
The president also blamed the Biden and Obama administrations for the overnight plane crash in Washington, D.C., where there have been no reported survivors.
DC plane crash live updates: 41 sets of remains have been recovered
Forty-one sets of remains have been recovered and 28 of those victims have been positively identified, Washington, D.C., Fire ...
Fact check: Trump’s FAA used the same language about hiring people with disabilities he’s now blasting
During his Thursday press conference about the deadly Wednesday collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter ...
Trump Launched FAA Diversity Program to Hire People With Disabilities
Trump hit out at diversity and inclusion initiatives while discussing Reagan National Airport collision that left as many as ...
DC plane crash live updates: Helicopter restrictions in place at Reagan
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Don’t Blame DEI for Crash at Reagan National Airport. Blame Ronald Reagan
Divers were still searching the chilly Potomac River for the black boxes and nobody had definitive answers. But that did not ...
IJR10h
‘There Were 503 Lapses’: Kris Kobach Breaks Down Consequences Of Hiring DEI In Aviation
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach appeared Thursday on Fox Business to discuss concerns regarding the diversity, equity, ...