Jan 30, 2025 · Trump was asked repeatedly to explain why he was blaming federal diversity and inclusion promotion efforts for the crash, at one point alleging that previous leadership had determined that the Federal Aviation Administration workforce was “too white.” He did not back up those claims, while also declaring it was still not clear the FAA or ...

Jan 31, 2025 · After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works.

Jan 31, 2025 · President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the Federal Aviation Administration’s “diversity push” in part for the plane collision that killed 67 people in Washington, DC. But DEI backers,...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Trump quickly turned to excoriating the diversity goals of his Democratic predecessors and the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday as he updated the public about the deadly...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed, without citing evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration -- under Democratic presidents -- were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in Washington on Wednesday night.

Jan 31, 2025 · On Thursday morning, without evidence of how, Trump suggested that the collision between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people the night before...

Jan 31, 2025 · WASHINGTON ‒ Civil rights leaders and disability rights advocates slammed President Donald Trump Thursday for implying that initiatives supporting workplace diversity could have contributed to a...

Jan 30, 2025 · Trump blamed DEI initiatives for undermining air safety and questioned the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision.

Jan 31, 2025 · In a Thursday press briefing, President Trump criticized his predecessor for his management of the Federal Aviation Administration and suggested, without evidence, that diversity initiatives at the...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, said the collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter "could have been" due to DEI.