{"id":160993,"date":"2025-01-30T22:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T22:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1830012"},"modified":"2025-01-30T22:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T22:34:01","slug":"donald-trump-gets-destroyed-for-his-deadly-dc-crash-reaction-and-all-the-ways-he-contributed-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/donald-trump-gets-destroyed-for-his-deadly-dc-crash-reaction-and-all-the-ways-he-contributed-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump gets destroyed for his deadly DC crash reaction and all the ways he contributed to it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-acknowledges-the-crowd-as-House-Speaker-Mike-Johnson-R-LA-looks-on-and-a-plane-takes-off-from-Reagan-National-Airport-after-the-crash-last-night-of-an-American-Airlines-plane-on-the-Potomac-River.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>As the fallout from the fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/Potomac-River-mid-air-collision\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Washington DC air crash continues<\/strong><\/a>, all <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/if-biden-is-going-to-be-blamed-for-a-bridge-collapse-then-its-time-to-call-out-trumps-horrific-decisions-for-what-they-are-deadly\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eyes are on President Donald Trump<\/a>, but swathes of people are less than impressed with his response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For context, the <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/fyi\/tower-did-you-see-that-haunting-air-traffic-control-audio-sheds-light-on-the-moments-before-deadly-washington-plane-crash\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">air crash tragically left 67 people dead<\/a>, after an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter above the Potomac River on Wednesday night. Authorities believe nobody on board the passenger jet survived the collision, which occurred when it was flying near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from Wichita, Kansas. A <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/fyi\/please-be-okay-heartbreaking-messages-flood-social-media-of-young-figure-skater-believed-to-have-been-on-fallen-washington-plane\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">group of young figure skaters<\/a> returning from a training camp were among the passengers, while a three-person crew was aboard the Black Hawk helicopter for a training session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn\u2019t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn\u2019t the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1884847757342412999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the country reels from the tragedy, however, Trump has used the moment to jump right into the blame-game, casting doubt over the competence of both the helicopter pilots and air traffic controllers in <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/not-good-donald-trump-learns-in-real-time-why-federal-aviation-safety-is-important-as-news-of-horrific-mid-air-collision-sinks-in\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a heartless post on Truth Social<\/a>. \u201cThe helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time,\u201d the President wrote. \u201cIt is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn\u2019t the helicopter go up or down, or turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump went on to question why air traffic controllers didn\u2019t \u201ctell the helicopter what to do,\u201d concluding that the crash \u201cis a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented.\u201d Doubling down on this impugning approach, Trump later seemed to place blame for the crash on Democrats, suggesting that the DEI hiring initiatives of the Federal Aviation Authority had lowered the standards of air traffic controllers. &#8220;I put safety first,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/30\/politics\/donald-trump-dc-plane-crash\/index.html\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said in a press briefing<\/a> following the crash. \u201cObama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listening to the Trump press conference. He is blaming DEI for this crash, blaming the helicopter pilot, saying Pete Buttigieg did a &quot;bullshit&quot; job, blaming Biden and Obama, and talking about not enough White men weren&#39;t allowed to be hired. This is disgusting but not surprising.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Omekongo Dibinga, CSP (@omekongo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omekongo\/status\/1885007158422512103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The President then attacked what he claimed was an \u201cFAA diversity push\u201d that focussed on \u201chiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities,\u201d as opposed to the &#8220;brilliant people [that] have to be in those positions.\u201d When asked what evidence he had to support his claims that DEI hires had caused the crash, Trump said it was \u201ccommon sense.\u201d Naturally, the President\u2019s response drew harsh criticism from Democrats, with Chuck Schumer saying Trump\u2019s intent on \u201cthrow[ing] out idle speculation\u201d is enough to \u201cturn your stomach.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch. <br \/>President Trump now oversees the military and the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1885013865676562491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For his part, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg described Trump\u2019s comments as \u201cdespicable.\u201d Criticism was also leveled against Trump from beyond politics, with many flocking to social media to condemn his \u201cdeeply unserious response,\u201d as one X user wrote. The Truth Social post was described as a \u201cs**tpost [of] misinformation,\u201d and it&#8217;s doubtful and insensitive tone was <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/news\/what-a-real-president-sounds-like-barack-obama-out-presidents-trump-with-a-single-dc-crash-tweet\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compared to that of other leaders<\/a>, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why would the president of the US offer condolences when he can just go over the investigator\u2019s heads and speculate and shitpost misinformation instead? Deeply irresponsible response by a deeply unserious person. <\/p>\n<p>What other country\u2019s leader reacts to tragedy like this?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AA5342?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#AA5342<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BAg7YXAdF2\" >pic.twitter.com\/BAg7YXAdF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Wind (@matty_angles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matty_angles\/status\/1884956996757082308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A responsible, sensible, thoughtful post by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau about the plane crash <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AA5342?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#AA5342<\/a> into the Patomac at Reagan international airport &amp; then there\u2019s this crap from Trump .. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qcKLTPGGvm\" >pic.twitter.com\/qcKLTPGGvm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dane Southard (@Ohdaneit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ohdaneit\/status\/1884849349039182317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Playing him at his own blame-game, many cited Trump\u2019s sweeping changes to FAA, Transportation Security Administration and air traffic control policies in his first week in office as the cause of the air crash. \u201cTrump fired 400 FAA senior officials, the TSA head, and 3,000 air traffic controllers just 8 days ago,\u201d one X user wrote. \u201cPolicy choices have consequences.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump fired 400 FAA senior officials, the TSA head, and 3,000 air traffic controllers just 8 days ago. Policy choices have consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Today, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a Blackhawk over the Potomac, killing 65 Americans.<\/p>\n<p>This is the Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlaneCrash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#PlaneCrash<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AA5342?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >#AA5342<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0LMCg3jeQD\" >pic.twitter.com\/0LMCg3jeQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The News Deak (@TheNewsDeskLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNewsDeskLive\/status\/1884858813196407295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prevented? YOU DID THIS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >@realDonaldTrump<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>On your 2ND DAY, you:<\/p>\n<p>1. Fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration <\/p>\n<p>2. Fired the entire Aviation Security Advisory Committee<\/p>\n<p>3. Froze hiring of all Air Traffic Controllers<\/p>\n<p>4. Fired 100 top FAA security officers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6S7p8NGcf\" >pic.twitter.com\/N6S7p8NGcf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew\u2014New YouTube Channel @LiveFromTheResistance (@AmoneyResists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmoneyResists\/status\/1884840331746611648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>That line of criticism was reiterated by Buttigieg, who also mentioned how one of Trump\u2019s first acts \u201cwas to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe.\u201d The investigation into the crash is ongoing, with authorities not yet concluding that the air traffic controllers or pilots were to blame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" 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