Donald Trump said sarcastically: “Do you need to swim?” The journalists asked him if it would be the fatal plane crash near Washington DC.
The Government abandoned the hope of locating the survivors between the 64 passengers and the team on a flight sentenced to American Airlines that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter from the US army, killing at 3 on board.
The U. S. president asked if he met with any of the victims’ families after the Ronald Reagan airport tragedy on Wednesday night.
When asked about his plans to go on stage, he replied, “I have a plan to visit, on site.
“Because you tell me, what is the site?” Water? What do I swim?
His “insensitive” comments sentenced by social networks.
At the White House on Thursday, combative Trump variously pointed the finger, without evidence, at diversity hiring that he claims lowered standards for the crash.
He also blamed the helicopter’s pilot, his predecessor Joe Biden and other Democrats – including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg – whom he labelled a “disaster.” Buttigieg responded by calling Trump “despicable.”
The cause of the accident is still unknown and investigators have not identified who might have been responsible.
Divers paused their search efforts in the Potomac River due to dangerous conditions in the water but have recovered the flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, from the American Airlines jet.
National Transportation Safety Board said a preliminary report will be issued in 30 days.
Trump said he had no evidence of his statements that diversity, justice and inclusion and hiring personal tastes played a role in the accident, allowing “it could have been. ” He defended the saying “because I have no unusual sense. “
“We don’t know what led to this accident, but we have very strong opinions,” Trump said.
It is unclear how that drive may have impacted the ranks of air traffic controllers, who Trump said needed to all be “naturally talented geniuses”.
The Federal Aviation Administration has more than 35,000 employees, only a fraction of which perform that role.
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