Pete Buttigieg blasts 'despicable' Donald Trump for blaming D.C. plane crash on DEI

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The directive explicitly ordered the FAA to return to "non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring" and rescind all DEI initiatives.
51% : "President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA.
51% : Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, appearing alongside Trump, vowed a swift investigation, promising results, "Not in three years, not in four years, but as quickly as possible.
47% : Trump said.
36% : "Because I have common sense, and unfortunately a lot of people don't," Trump said.
34% : Trump derided the FAA's policies, reading from right-wing media reports that he said showed an emphasis on hiring individuals with disabilities under diversity initiatives.
32% : Trump entered the White House press briefing room at 11:20 a.m. ET and began with a moment of silence for the victims before launching into a speech riddled with speculation and political attacks.
32% : As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying.
31% : " When a reporter pressed Trump on how he could be certain DEI policies played a role in the crash, given the lack of official findings, he dismissed the question outright.
29% : Trump claimed that Obama had low standards and that Biden had rolled back the aviation safety standards he had claimed to have enacted during his first term.
29% : "The people in the helicopter should have seen where they were going," Trump said, despite having no official findings to support the assertion.
23% : "We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas," Trump said before claiming, without evidence, that the disaster resulted from DEI hiring initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration and what he characterized as prioritizing politics over aviation safety.
22% : " Throughout the briefing, Trump pointed fingers at nearly everyone -- former President Barack Obama, former President Joe Biden, Buttigieg, DEI hiring practices, air traffic controllers, and the military -- except himself or his administration.
13% : " Trump also expressed anger toward Buttigieg, labeling him a "disaster" and saying, "He's just got a good line of bullshit.
10% : Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed President Donald Trump on Thursday after Trump blamed the deadly midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River on diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring policies.

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