Trump Lackeys Turn D.C. Crash Presser Into Kiss-Up Session

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : "He then looked over to Trump and thanked him for his "leadership and courage, sir."
67% : Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who was two days into the job, looked over to Trump during his speech and gushed that the president made their "jobs a lot easier.""When we deal with safety, we can only accept the best and the brightest in positions of safety that impact the lives of our loved ones," Duffy said.
60% : "The three men all looked over to Trump frequently during their speeches.
57% : In his first press conference in the White House briefing room since returning to office, Trump invited his newly sworn-in Cabinet members up to the podium to address the crash Wednesday that killed three military members on a Black Hawk helicopter and 64 people aboard an American Airlines flight.
47% : "I want to echo what the transportation secretary and you Mr. President said, because it pertains to the [Department of Defense] as well.
44% : "Pete Hegseth, the nation's new defense secretary, also praised Trump in his address after the fatal crash.
44% : It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn," Trump wrote.
30% : On Truth Social Wednesday night, Trump said that the flight "should have been prevented.

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