Aviation chiefs 'were recruiting people with targeted disabilities including intellectual problems and hearing/vision issues until last year' - as Trump vows to tackle 'diversity' in wake of crash disaster

Daily Mail

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Complaints about the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) hiring policy have resurfaced following the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport aircraft disaster, including claims that candidates were rejected based on race.
Newsweek
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President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the Federal Aviation Administration’s “diversity push” in part for the plane collision that killed 67 people in Washington, DC.
CNN
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Trump turned what might have been a sombre a press conference into a baseless rant against DEI, despite no evidence of a link with the crash.
Guardian
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There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
The New York Times

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