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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 10:41 AM Jan 2025

Donald Trump questions Black Hawk pilot, air traffic control in social media post [View all]

President Trump questions Black Hawk pilot, air traffic control in social media post

President Trump's newly confirmed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy spoke at DCA shortly after the crash.

Author: wusa9.com
Published: 2:11 AM EST January 30, 2025
Updated: 2:11 AM EST January 30, 2025

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Politics·plane crash
Trump suggests helicopter pilot or air traffic controllers to blame for fatal crash of American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.

BY Ian Mount
January 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM EST

• The President asked in a Truth Social post why the pilot and air traffic controllers didn’t get the helicopter out of the way: “This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented.”

President Donald Trump questioned the actions of the military helicopter pilot and air traffic controllers after an Army Black Hawk and an American Airlines jet carrying 64 collided over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.

There have been multiple fatalities in the crash, though the final number is not yet known as rescue and recovery efforts are continuing. No survivors had been found as of early morning in Washington, while D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said bodies had been recovered from both aircraft.

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