Following deadly plane crash, Trump blames Democrats, DEI without evidence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : In case that weren't quite enough, Trump also decided to point fingers at an "FAA diversity push" that "includes focus on hiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities that is amazing."Asked if the crash was caused by diversity hiring, the president said, "It just could have been."A reporter pressed Trump to explain how, exactly, he came to the conclusion that diversity had something to do with the crash.
62% : Trump hasn't exactly earned a reputation for excellence when it comes to post-tragedy responses.
38% : I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary," Trump said, without providing evidence or citing specific policy.
36% : Around the same time, asked whether he's "getting ahead of the investigation," Trump went on to say, "No, I don't think so," adding that he didn't consider that a "smart question.
27% : "Despite the inconvenient fact that the investigation is just getting started, and officials don't yet know the cause of the crash, the president also felt comfortable sharing his assumptions about "a pilot problem" that Trump also chose to blame.
22% : "As the morning progressed, the White House announced that the president would offer additional public remarks on the tragedy, which offered Trump an opportunity to do what he failed to do overnight.
22% : "So to recap, as recovery efforts continue, Trump responded to a deadly crash by blaming Democrats, DEI, the FAA, a former cabinet secretary, and unnamed pilots.
21% : "This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented," Trump added.
18% : With his ugly and partisan rhetoric, Trump failed to clear a low bar.
17% : "Trump took an especially aggressive line toward Buttigieg, calling him "a disaster" who's "got a good line of bulls---.
9% : The New York Times' David French recently noted that Trump "is at his absolute worst in a crisis."

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