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- 2025/01/31 21:20 UTC [L..T] 'Flashing red warning light': Analyst lists many ways Trump could be blamed for D.C. crash «"If we’re recklessly assigning blame, we might just as easily point out that, before Trump took office, there hadn't been a major commercial plane crash in the United States in the previous 16 years; that, in the week before the crash, Trump sacked the head of the Transportation Security Administration, disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, failed to name an acting head of the FAA, and imposed a hiring freeze that apparently includes air traffic controllers; and that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) last year celebrated his 'landmark victory' in expanding the number of flights out of National," wrote Milbank.»
- 2025/01/30 21:03 UTC [L..T] Trump Acknowledges He Doesn't Have Evidence DEI Caused D.C. Plane Crash When pressed on the issue of whether there's any evidence for a connection between the crash and DEI, Trump throws out more attacks, distractions, and lies (but no evidence).
- 2025/01/30 [L..T] Trump baselessly criticizes DEI in D.C. plane crash; 67 feared dead «President Donald Trump suggested without evidence that the crash may be linked to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies at the Federal Aviation Administration. He accused Democratic former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama of lowering hiring standards at the agency. Trump also announced the appointment of acting FAA administrator Chris Rocheleau.» Later that day, Trump issued an Executive Order elaborating on these talking-points.