Trump steamrolls every principle of aviation safety in wild news conference

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth, who just became Defense secretary, praised Trump for his "leadership and courage" and pledged that "we will have the best and brightest in every position possible. ...
67% : This fit a pattern from his first term in which Trump preferred his own "common sense" over expertise -- especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
55% : "In moments like this, the differences between Americans fade to nothing compared to the bonds of affection and loyalty that unite us all, both as Americans and even as nations," Trump said, in a moving statement that spoke to his potential as a healer at times of national stress.
43% : We want somebody that's psychologically superior, and that's what we're going to have," Trump said.
41% : It doesn't matter what they look like, how they speak, who they are," Trump said.
38% : One of the reasons why Trump was elected last year was that his criticisms of diversity hiring practices resonated with some Americans.
37% : But Trump's performance only succeeded in establishing immediate and baseless conclusions as to what caused the crash, added layers of speculation that will hamper public understanding of the investigation's conclusions and injected grieving family members immediately into the heat of a raging political controversy.
33% : "Trump ended his briefing by assuring the public it's safe to fly.
27% : With bodies still being pulled from the Potomac, Trump blamed diversity hiring in the air traffic control industry for the crash and said it was due to former President Joe Biden's policies.
26% : Sidelining expertiseIt was notable that Trump did not appear with experts at his news conference.
23% : After reading a written statement bemoaning the loss of more than 60 passengers on the American Airlines jet and the three personnel on an Army helicopter, Trump switched from calling for national unity to stirring division.
23% : "Trump did not provide evidence that diversity hiring practices had caused the crash.
22% : "Like Trump, Hegseth left the impression that minorities and women may not be suitable for such positions.
21% : Trump blames, Obama, Biden and ButtigiegBut moments later, he switched from the time-honored presidential role of offering consolation and comfort to dishing out partisanship and speculation.
19% : "We will not accept passing the buck," he said, moments after Trump assigned full blame for the accident.
8% : Obama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first, and they put politics at a level that nobody's ever seen, because this was the lowest level," Trump said.

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