One widely shared claim was that Trump fired 3,000 air traffic controllers shortly after taking office for his second term. One post alone (archived) making this claim had received more than 2.7 million views and 25,

President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said late on Thursday he will soon announce a plan to reform the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a devastating collision between an American Airlines regional plane and an Army helicopter killed 67 people.

WASHINGTON — Following a devastating midair collision between a commercial airplane and military helicopter that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump has named Chris Rocheleau as the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration.

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday oscillated between consoling the nation and attacking his political opponents following the collision of a commercial airplane with a helicopter, blaming the incident on diversity policies by the administrations of former presidents Barack Obama (2009-2017) and Joe Biden (2021-2025).

In the deadliest US aviation disaster in 20 years, 67 people died after an American Airlines passenger jet collided mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC. US President Donald Trump has blamed diversity hiring for air traffic controllers,

Convicted felon Donald Trump blamed Barack Obama, Joe Biden and even DEI for the plane crash near Washington, DC.

It was Trump's first press conference after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter.

Fox News host Jesse Watters went on a bizarre tangent Thursday, placing blame on DEI policies that embolden “dwarves” and “people with transgender issues” for the tragic D.C. aircraft collision. While Watters insinuated that DEI policies may not be the “main factor” behind the crash on Wednesday,

President Donald Trump spread unfounded claims that the midair collision that killed 67 on Wednesday night — which is in the very early stages of investigation — was the result of diversity, equity and inclusion policies that had been in place since 2013.

President Donald Trump continued his attacks on his Democratic predecessors and diversity programs late Thursday afternoon, signing a presidential memo that linked “decisions” made by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s administrations,