President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.

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).

After briefly offering his sympathies to the families of those killed in the crash, and confirming there were no survivors, he pivoted to assigning blame for the tragedy - taking aim at his political

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.

President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed his predecessors and Democratic diversity measures and suggested that the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity efforts had made air travel less safe.

In a live televised address, the President said the federal aviation administration was 'actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems'

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

Fox News host Jesse Watters said Wednesday's deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter may be the result of President Joe Biden allegedly trying to hire "dwarves" and transgender people.

The D.C. fire chief has said that recovery is now underway, as bodies are pulled out of the Potomac River. With many of Trump’s executive orders and policy memos disrupting the normal function of government, could this disaster have been prevented by a competent administration?