'I want to point out': Trump blames disabled workers for tragic crash in profane new rant

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "The initiative is part of the FAA's diversity and inclusion hiring plan, which says diversity is integral to achieving FAA's mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel - I don't think so, I don't think so," Trump said.
55% : "I put safety first," Trump told reporters.
43% : Top GOPer's 'most immediate' priority for new committee includes probing a MAGA conspiracy "By the way, and my administration will set the highest possible bar for aviation safety," Trump added.
38% : "I do want to point out that various articles that appeared prior to my entering office, and here's one the FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities," Trump said.
18% : " Trump appeared to reference a misleading Fox News article that blamed a January 2024 Alaska Airlines incident where a Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a plug door mid-flight on FAA emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion standards pushed by then-transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, although those policies predated his tenure and no evidence was shown linking them to the incident.
16% : Donald Trump blamed mentally and physically disabled workers for a deadly collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter.

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