Trump Makes Baseless Claim That Diversity Policies Are To Blame For Deadly DC Plane Crash | Essence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Making his first appearance in the White House briefing room since returning to office, Trump began with a moment of silence for the victims and praised the emergency responders battling freezing temperatures and treacherous river conditions to recover bodies.
38% : When pressed on why he was suddenly scapegoating diversity efforts, Trump offered a characteristically dismissive response: "Because I have common sense, okay, and unfortunately, a lot of people don't.
35% : Trump went further, suggesting that an FAA program aimed at increasing inclusion had sought to place individuals with "severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities" in air traffic control positions.
26% : Without presenting any proof, President Trump linked the deadly DC plane crash to diversity initiatives and the previous Democratic administrations.
25% : Their policy was horrible, and their politics was even worse," Trump added.
7% : While Trump and Vance suggested that diversity policies had somehow caused the crash, Trump also admitted that he wasn't sure if the air traffic controllers had done anything wrong.

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