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Trump Blames FAA's DEI Policy on D.C. Crash

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  • Politician Portrayal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : President Donald Trump addressed the White House Briefing Room and the nation today in the wake of the American Airlines Flight 5342 and U.S. Army helicopter collision that killed 67.Before holding a moment of silence for the deceased, Trump bashed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), highlighting a memo that said the agency was "too white" during the Obama administration.
47% : After his comments, two of his new cabinet officials involved in the response to the crash, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, also spoke, adopting his line and blaming DEI.
45% : "The FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities," Trump added in his comments, calling out other protected classes.
34% : "They came out with a directive: Too white," Trump said.
32% : "Trump is addressing the plane crash last night and is blaming DEI.
31% : ""A group within the FAA determined that the workforce was TOO WHITE, then they had concerted efforts to get the administration to change that and to change it immediately," Trump said.
22% : "Backlash online was swift, with people upset that Trump used the death of Americans to push an anti-DEI agenda.
5% : ""I don't think so," Trump responded, dating the memo to Jan. 14.Trump also bashed departing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg as a "disaster with a good line of bullshit," adding that he ran the agency "into the ground with his diversity.

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