Trump blames DEI for weakening FAA in aftermath of Reagan National plane crash

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Only a handful of 67 bodies had been recovered from the Potomac River when Donald Trump singled out those responsible for the worst plane crash in recent US history. Those responsible were Democratic predecessors Barack Obama ...

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10 Catastrophes the Right Has Tried to Blame on ‘DEI’

Blaming disasters and tragedies on DEI initiatives has become a popular racist and sexist dogwhistle for President Trump and his far-right allies.

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On MSNBC, Former Biden FAA Boss Doesn’t Dispute Trump’s Hiring Claims

On MSNBC, Former Biden FAA Boss Doesn’t Dispute Trump’s Hiring Claims Following the tragic mid-air collision at Reagan Washington National Airport, MSNBC seemed mostly concerned with its potential as fuel for demonizing President Trump. On Thursday’s episode of Chris Jansing Reports, Jansing dove directly into President Trump’s comments on the tragedy and took issue with him calling out the possible role DEI programs played, particularly their …

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Trump tries to freeze federal funding and blames others for plane collision

Trump blamed the D.C. mid-air collision in part on federal diversity efforts.

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President Donald Trump blamed his predecessors’ diversity hiring policies for possibly causing the deadly Jan. 29 Washington, D.C., plane crash. Here’s what he got wrong.

Hours after a plane crashed over the Potomac River a few miles from the White House, President Donald Trump held a press

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Why Trump Blamed a Plane Crash on D.E.I.

Trump has made a tragic plane crash incident into a political battle. Plus: OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of robbery; and Rory Stewart gets into a flame war with JD Vance. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.…