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This morning, as 67 families were waiting in unapproachable grief desperate to find out what happened to their loved ones, the president of the United States took that moment of their tragedy, the tragedy for these people who I’m confident are not concerned with politics right now, to, without any evidence whatsoever, blame DEI and Democrats for the deadly plane crash,
I’m trying to figure out how you can come to the conclusion right now that diversity had something to do with this crash?”
The “Late Show” host aired a clip of Trump being asked at the press briefing I can’t believe it’s only day 10 and Trump is already this far down his list of scapegoats,
The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative. They include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy and dwarfism.”
Kosta aired footage of the president telling reporters It’s difficult to find words adequate to the moral abyss from which such a response at such a time could possibly come, ... No one resembling an actual human being could do this and say this.”
The priority of the last four years has been DEI, not IEDs [improvised explosive devices] ...You talk to anyone who’s willing to speak within these agencies, that’s what their focus has been.”
It just could have been.”
When pressed about his claim DEI was responsible for the crash, which is under investigation, Trump responded ... He added We’ve been the bogeyman for them since the first day they brought us to this country, and what they mean by DEI in my opinion is duly elected incumbent,
Scott said in response to the attacks, claiming DEI attacks are a dog whistle for people who The FBI and the intelligence services in this country, this is the very heart of the so-called deep state that Donald Trump believes was against him from the start back in 2016 and onward,
said CNN’s Washington bureau chief David Chalian, explaining why Trump wants to shake up the system It is not standard to have aircraft collide. I want to be clear on that."
He struggled through a separate Thursday morning press briefing, telling reporters the obvious line Because I have common sense.”
Trump was asked by reporters how he could know that diversity programs helped cause the tragic crash after just one day, and responded This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation’s capital,
he said during the sober remarks That guy's a real winner…he’s a disaster
No, I don't think so at all. The names of the people — you mean the names of the people that are on the plane? You think that's going to make a difference? They are a group of people that have lost their lives,
Trump said, saying a list would be released soon You made an important point that when we deal with safety, we can only accept the best and the brightest in positions of safety that impact the lives of our loved ones, our family members,
I’ve been an investigator for 35 years, investigating aircraft accidents, and when you talk about standards, what we just saw does not meet the published international standards of providing information in the wake of an accident,
Jeff Guzzetti, a former investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board, told MSNBC FAA employees with disabilities did not cause last night’s tragic plane crash,
the American Association of People with Disabilities said in a statement I’m not trying to be political here, but the information that came out...it was not accurate. It undermined the honesty of the investigation,
I can't imagine people with 2020 vision, not seeing what's happening up there."
In addition to DEI programs among air traffic controllers, Trump also blamed a "pilot problem" in the helicopter and bad eyesight 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,
