Trump Targets DEI Hiring Practices After Crash Near Reagan National Airport

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump said night vision could have affected the pilots' view of the incoming American Airlines jet.
33% : As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying," he said.
32% : ""They put a big push to put diversity into the FAA program," Trump alleged.
24% : Trump said the helicopter should not have been at the same altitude as the commercial jet.
21% : Trump later said that it might not have been the fault of air traffic controllers or the FAA's hiring practices, "We don't know that necessarily."Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a morning briefing that the helicopter pilots were wearing night vision goggles at some point during their flight.
18% : Trump said all 64 people on board the American Airlines flight died in the collision.
13% : Trump accused former President Joe Biden of weakening hiring standards for air traffic controllers, alleging that the Transportation Department led by former Secretary Pete Buttigieg prioritized hiring "[controllers] with severe disabilities.

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