Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision
In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun into the fatal disaster.
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Trump attacks DEI policies at the FAA in response to D.C. crash
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Trump on victims of midair collision near Reagan National: 'May God Bless their souls'
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