Trump takes aim, without evidence, at diversity policies over midair collision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump has made sweeping away any policy aimed at supporting diversity and equality in the federal government a hallmark of his fledgling administration.
61% : That is amazing," Trump said, claiming the FAA wanted people "with severe disabilities, the most underrepresented segment of the workforce, and they want them in and they want them - they can be air traffic controllers."Asked how he could blame diversity, equity and inclusion hiring for the crash, Trump said, "because I have common sense.""We want brilliant people doing this," he added.
44% : Trump last week signed an order calling for the elimination of government diversity programs, including the ending of all federal offices and jobs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and put all federal DEI office staff on paid leave as their offices faced closure.
41% : Advocates of DEI programs and initiatives say they are necessary to address longstanding inequities and structural racism affecting marginalized communities.
32% : As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying.
25% : After the news conference, the White House said Trump in 2018 had reversed the language in place during the Obama administration that the White House said lowered the standards for hiring air traffic controllers.
24% : Yet Trump used the briefing to step up his rhetoric on the issue, in this case against the FAA, which regulates commercial U.S. air travel.
21% : Trump leveled the accusation at a White House press conference called to update Americans on the Wednesday night crash in which a passenger jet about to land at Reagan National Airport collided with an Army helicopter on a training flight.
15% : "Trump blamed diversity efforts by former Democratic administrations for contributing to the crash, using an expletive to specifically criticize Pete Buttigieg, who was transportation secretary for former President Joe Biden.

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