Donald Trump responded sarcastically: “Do you need to swim? When Newshouings asked him if he would go to the deadly turn of the destination site 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 US President was questioned if he would be meeting some of the victims’ families after the tragedy at Ronald Reagan Airport on Wednesday night.
When asked about his plans to move on to the scene, he replied: “I have a plan to visit, on the site.
“Because you tell me, what’s the site? The water? You want me to go swimming?”
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 pilot, his predecessor Joe Biden and the Democrats, adding the former Secretary of shipping Pete Buttigieg, whom he described as “disaster. ” Buttigieg responded by calling Trump “despicable. “
The cause of the destination’s turn is still unknown and the researchers have not known who could 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.
The National Transportation Safety Board said an initial will be released 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 do not know what led to this crash but we have some very strong opinions,” Trump claimed.
We don’t know how this crusade would possibly have had an effect on the ranks of air traffic controllers, who, according to Trump, must have been “naturally talented geniuses. “
The Federal Aviation Administration has more than 35,000 employees, of which a fraction plays this role.
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