Summary

Donald Trump changed his stance on the cause of the fatal D.C. plane crash, first blaming FAA diversity policies before accusing the U.S. Army helicopter of flying too high.

His shift followed a New York Times report stating the Black Hawk helicopter may have exceeded its approved altitude.

The crash, which killed all 67 onboard, remains under investigation.

Officials emphasize D.C. airspace is highly regulated, and the Pentagon is reviewing flight data, including recovered black boxes, to determine the cause.

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    23 hours ago

    I’m shocked that he jumped to conclusions before he had any facts and used politically motivated attacks. Oh wait, no. I’m super shocked that he changed tune once he got the facts.

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      20 hours ago

      The report leaves out the revelation that the current FAA DEI policy was put in place during Trump’s 2019 term, so now he has more reason to blame something else.

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      22 hours ago

      Wait until he finds out the demographics of the helicopter pilot and he’ll go right back to blaming Obama/Biden DEI policy…