Jan 30, 2025 · Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here’s what he said. President Donald Trump is suggesting that the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity efforts has made air travel less safe. The president asserted his opinion in a news conference, even though the crash has yet to be fully investigated.

Jan 31, 2025 · Trump suggested diversity efforts at the FAA, including the hiring of people with disabilities, had compromised air safety.

Jan 30, 2025 · President Trump quickly turned to excoriating the diversity goals of his Democratic predecessors and the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday as he updated the public about the deadly...

Jan 30, 2025 · — In the aftermath of the plane crash in the nation's capital that is believed to have killed dozens of people, President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the hiring practices of his...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Trump on Thursday appeared to blame diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for weakening safety following a deadly midair collision near …

Jan 31, 2025 · WASHINGTON ‒ Civil rights leaders and disability rights advocates slammed President Donald Trump Thursday for implying that initiatives supporting workplace diversity could have contributed to a...

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed, without citing evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration -- under Democratic presidents -- were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in Washington on Wednesday night.

Jan 30, 2025 · Trump claimed both of his Democratic predecessors attempted to lower standards for FAA hiring that he later reversed in office, most recently with an executive order forbidding DEI efforts at the FAA — just one of the executive actions Trump signed last week seeking to root out any focus on race or gender in the federal government.

Jan 30, 2025 · Kaitlan Collins presses Trump after he blames Biden and DEI for plane collision 01:12 ... suggesting diversity initiatives led to lax aviation standards that contributed to the crash. Vice ...