Donald Trump Seemingly Blames Diversity Hiring for Devastating D.C. Plane Crash

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58% : American Airlines Flight Collides With Black Hawk Helicopter in Washington DC"It says diversity is integral to the FAA's mission of achieving safe and efficient travel," Trump said, reading from an article he said was published a week before he took office.
53% : Trump mentioned that his administration had been in touch with the Russian government and might help facilitate the return of their remains.
51% : ""There are things where you have to go on brain power," Trump added.
51% : The American Airlines flight was operating on a standard daily route from Wichita, and according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Black Hawk helicopter was on a routine retraining mission.
39% : After remarks, Trump spoke to reporters and shifted the blame to FAA diversity initiatives and Democrats from the previous administration for the collision.
33% : "We don't know that necessarily it's even the controller's fault," he said.RELATED: Donald Trump Announces Plans for a Guantanamo Bay Detention Center to Hold Up to 30,000 Illegal MigrantsAs of Thursday afternoon, a large-scale search and recovery operation was still in full swing, aiming to locate the bodies of 60 passengers and four crew members aboard AA5342, along with three service members from the Black Hawk.
32% : When reporters pressed him for the reasoning behind his conclusions, Trump leaned on "common sense" for justification, but ultimately conceded that no one really knew what caused the crash.
16% : During a Thursday press conference at the White House, Trump described the crash involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport as a "tragedy of terrible proportions."
15% : "Throughout the press conference, Trump repeatedly deflected responsibility for the collision, even suggesting at one point that the pilot of the Black Hawk might be at fault.

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