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We wait for the absolute truth of the matter. It is with great and righteous indignation that I recognize the comments and actions of one individual in particular, who did not attempt whatsoever to wait for those facts,
But certainly, for an air traffic controller, we want the brightest, the smartest, the sharpest. We want somebody that’s psychologically superior. And that’s what we’re going to have,
He will continue with the vilification and demonization, he will continue with this madness, until our republic is as White and as male as this administration can bend and break the law to make it."
Our republic’s president, Donald Trump, chose to address a nation in mourning with only fiction and White supremacist ideologies,
Clarke said during a Friday press conference in Brooklyn, New York This shocking event follows problematic and likely illegal decisions during the Obama and Biden Administrations that minimized merit and competence in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)."
In a White House memo issued on Thursday, Trump again blamed the previous Democratic administrations for the crash, writing FAA investigators are supporting the NTSB-led investigation of Wednesday night's midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport. The NTSB is leading the investigation and will provide all updates. We cannot comment on any aspect of open investigations. The FAA will quickly take any actions necessary based on evidence from the investigation."
The FAA said in a statement Under the Biden administration, the FAA and other government agencies had absolutely insane hiring practices that endangered the public. President @realDonaldTrump and his team are working rapidly to restore competent personnel to all positions involving your safety."
On Thursday, Musk wrote on X When you talk about staffing issues, sure, the control room is a problem. But you know what else is a problem? That there’s no head of the FAA,
said the host of “The Five,” who noted that the last FAA chief Michael Whitaker stepped down after Elon Musk tried to “push him out” for months We have no head of the Coast Guard and, they have in the first week in office, gutted this key Aviation safety advisory committee.”
DEI is not a scapegoat for everything,
she said of the popular right-wing talking point These DEI policies were put in place in 2013, he had every opportunity through his first administration to revoke them if he thought they were terrible but he didn’t,
noted Tarlov, echoing a point made by NBC News chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander during Trump’s press briefing on the disaster And he is saying with a lot of certainty that the blame is on DEI and the blame is in some ways on air traffic control and air traffic controller hiring.”
But, frankly, the president is getting out ahead of his skis here,
Muntean told CNN host Pamela Brown after Trump’s chaotic briefing on the collision between a commercial passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport I hate to get so upset here but this is something that investigators will really need to pick apart piece-by-piece. And that is going to take some really significant time,
They actually came out with a directive too white and we want the people that are competent,
We are now at a point where we're switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation. At this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident,
Donnelly said in a news conference on Thursday We had a Russian contingent (on plane), some very talented people. Unfortunately, they were on that plane and we are very sorry about that. We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas. We will find out how this disaster occurred and we will ensure that nothing like this ever happens again,
Sadly, there are no survivors. This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital and in our nation's history and a tragedy of terrible proportions as we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly. This is really shaking a lot of people, including people from other nations,
They spent a lot of money renovating a system, spending much more money than they would have spent if they bought a new system for air traffic controllers, meaning the computerized systems. There are certain companies that do a very good job. They didn't use those companies,
Chris is an outstanding leader who will be good for the FAA, good for aviation and good for the country, especially at this challenging time,
said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen
