Trump Targets DEI Hiring Practices After Crash Near Reagan National Airport

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump said night vision could have affected the pilots' view of the incoming American Airlines jet.
33% : As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying," he said.
32% : " "They put a big push to put diversity into the FAA program," Trump alleged.
24% : Trump said the helicopter should not have been at the same altitude as the commercial jet.
21% : Trump later said that it might not have been the fault of air traffic controllers or the FAA's hiring practices, "We don't know that necessarily." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a morning briefing that the helicopter pilots were wearing night vision goggles at some point during their flight.
18% : Trump said all 64 people on board the American Airlines flight died in the collision.
13% : Trump accused former President Joe Biden of weakening hiring standards for air traffic controllers, alleging that the Transportation Department led by former Secretary Pete Buttigieg prioritized hiring "[controllers] with severe disabilities.

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