Donald Trump said sarcastically: “Do you need to swim?” The journalists asked him if it would be the fatal plane crash near Washington DC.
Authorities have given hope of locating survivors among the passengers and equipment on a doomed flight to U. S. airlines that collided with a U. S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The U. S. military killed all 3 servicemen on board.
The US president was questioned if he knew some of the patient’s families after the tragedy of Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday night.
When asked about his plans to move on to the scene, he replied: “I have a plan to visit, on the site.
“Because you tell me, what’s the site? The water? You want me to go swimming?”
His “insensitive” comments sentenced by social networks.
At the White House on Thursday, combative Trump variously pointed the finger, without evidence, at diversity hiring that he claims lowered standards for the crash.
He also blamed the helicopter pilot, his predecessor Joe Biden and the Democrats, adding the former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, whom he called a “disaster. ” Buttigieg responded by calling Trump “despicable. “
The cause of the destination’s turn is still unknown and the researchers have not known who could have been responsible.
Divers halted their efforts in the Potomac River because of damaging situations in the water, but they have recovered flight awareness recorders, also known as black boxes, from U. S. airlines.
National Transportation Safety Board said a preliminary report will be issued in 30 days.
Trump said he had no evidence to support his claims that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and hiring preferences played a role in the crash, allowing that “it just could have been”. He defended saying so “because I have common sense”.
“We don’t know what has led to this accident, but we have very strong opinions,” Trump said.
We don’t know how this crusade would possibly have had an effect on the ranks of air traffic controllers, who, according to Trump, must have been “naturally talented geniuses. “
The Federal Aviation Administration has more than 35,000 employees, a fraction of which they serve in this role.
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