Sixty passengers and four crew members were on board the crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport
President Donald Trump has questioned the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller ahead of a deadly mid-air collision in Washington. And he quickly veered into politics to speculate that Democrats and diversity initiatives shared blame for the deaths of 67 people.
He then proceeded to attack political opponents and unleash grievances about diversity initiatives. “The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’s website,” Mr Trump said. He added that the programme allowed for the hiring of people with hearing and vision issues as well as paralysis, epilepsy and “dwarfism”.
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