In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.

After briefly offering his sympathies to the families of those killed in the crash, and confirming there were no survivors, he pivoted to assigning blame for the tragedy - taking aim at his political

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

FURIOUS Donald Trump blamed the deadly American Airlines crash on diversity and hapless officials as he addressed a grieving nation. The president confirmed all 67 people had died after a jet and

Donald Trump has confirmed there are no survivors of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a helicopter above Washington DC. But he also sought to exploit the crash politically as he attacked diversity hiring and Joe Biden.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed to the media that there are 'no survivors' after a catastrophic air disaster involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter

American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA. President Donald Trump , while addressing the media from White house, clarified that there are no survivors.

"We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas," Trump said at a press conference on Thursday.

More than 60 people were dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on