President Donald Trump blamed former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden‘s aviation and diversity policies as 67 people are presumed to be dead after a regional American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near a busy airport outside Washington and crashed into the Potomac River.
Reading from prepared remarks after encouraging a moment of silence to mark the tragedy that unfolded in mid-air, Trump said he was “heartbroken” and that it was “an hour of anguish” in the White House press briefing room before criticizing diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in particular for the incident ahead of an official investigation.
“A real tragedy,” Trump told reporters on Thursday less than 24 hours after the accident. “This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation’s capital, and in our nation’s history, and a tragedy of terrible…
