Trump blames Biden, DEI hiring in press conference on deadly DC plane crash

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : The American Airlines flight was arriving at Reagan National Airport on the "same track as everybody else that came in" when it collided, Trump said.
39% : "The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency's website," said Trump, noting that the program allowed for the hiring of people with hearing and vision issues as well as paralysis, epilepsy and "dwarfism." Asked by a reporter if this crash was somehow the result of diversity hiring, Trump said, "It just could have been.
36% : During a roughly half-hour press conference Thursday, Trump called the crash, which is believed to have killed all 64 people on board the plane and three soldiers aboard the helicopter, an "hour of anguish for our nation.
33% : While Trump said the Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board and U.S. Military would undertake a thorough investigation, he appeared to cast blame on the pilot of the helicopter for the crash.
20% : " "This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital and in our nation's history and a tragedy of terrible proportions," Trump said.

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