Contributing sentiments towards policy:
56% : "It just could have been," Trump replied.
54% : Trump replied.
43% : " Trump falsely claimed the initiative originated under President Joe Biden and his transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg.
40% : " "A group within the FAA determined the workforce was too white," Trump continued.
24% : "So my question is, why didn't you change the policy during your first administration?" Trump falsely claimed he had implemented the change, attacking the reporter's credibility.
21% : After suggesting the blame lay with the helicopter pilot -- "The people in the helicopter should've seen where they were going," he said, repeating a claim he made on social media hours after the crash -- Trump contradicted that theory by implying an unqualified air traffic controller was at fault.
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