Democrat Robert Garcia condemns 'madman' Donald Trump's 'monstrous' response to D.C. plane crash

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Since returning to office, Trump has moved aggressively to dismantle DEI initiatives, ban transgender people from the military, and roll back federal support for gender-affirming care.
39% : "The midair collision that Trump politicized happened Wednesday night when an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people -- including figure skaters traveling for competition -- collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three service members near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport inVirginia.
27% : Trump used his first major crisis to rail against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, attack his political opponents, and shift blame away from his administration.
25% : "During a press conference Thursday following the tragedy, Trump deflected responsibility and cast blame on an array of targets.
22% : At the same time, Trump questioned whether the air traffic controller should also be held responsible.
21% : Related: Pete Buttigieg blasts 'despicable' Donald Trump for blaming D.C. plane crash on DEITrump also appeared to blame the military pilot of the Army Black Hawk helicopter, musing that the aircraft "should have been 1,000 feet or 500 feet above" the American Airlines jet it collided with.
20% : "His horrible and inhuman comments during the plane crash were just par for the course for Donald Trump.
14% : Trump went on to single out gay former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, calling him a "disaster" and blaming him for what he characterized as mismanagement of the nation's air travel system.
14% : "He's just got a good line of bullshit," Trump said.

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