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Trump Blames DEI Policies & Biden For Potomac Plane Crash

Trump criticized DEI and the FAA's diversity policies after a deadly plane crash. Here's what we know.

Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to recruit and train qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans,

Politifact · 2h

Trump faults DEI hiring in plane crash and falsely describes FAA policies under Obama, Biden

A close look at the FAA’s hiring policies under Obama, Biden and Trump shows that Trump mischaracterized the policies and misled about his actions and the actions of his White House predecessors. He also provided no evidence these policies had any connection to the fatal crash.

ABC on MSN · 9h

Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers

Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

Trump Attacks DEI Programs at FAA

The Hill on MSN · 5h

Trump doubles down on DEI attacks in wake of DCA crash

President Trump on Friday doubled down on claims that the fatal mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport was caused by diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices

CNN on MSN · 8h

Trump is attacking DEI. Big businesses believe it’s valuable

DEI backers, including most top US companies, believe a push for diversity has been good for their businesses.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Trump Attacks DEI Programs at FAA Following Midair Collision

President Donald Trump quickly politicized the air collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet and a military helicopter, blaming diversity, equity and inclusion programs for the most deadly US commercial airline accident in over a decade.

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‘There Were 503 Lapses’: Kris Kobach Breaks Down Consequences Of Hiring DEI In Aviation

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach appeared Thursday on Fox Business to discuss concerns regarding the diversity, equity, ...

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‘Unacceptable’: Trump Spokeswoman Reaffirms War on DEI at FAA After Fatal Midair Collision

The press secretary's briefing backed up Trump’s implication that DEI hiring initiatives might have contributed to an ...

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Understaffed Air Traffic Control, DEI Are Unlikely Causes of D.C. Plane Crash

There's still a lot we don't know and initial speculation from the media and the president about the causes of Wednesday's ...

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Air traffic controllers union responds to Trump’s DEI attacks

The air traffic controllers union on Friday responded to claims by President Trump this week that diversity programs ...

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Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision

At his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump implied Thursday that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an ...

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‘DEI cost me a job in aviation – a crash was inevitable’

An aspiring air traffic controller who claimed he was denied a job because of diversity targets said the aviation agency’s obsession with inclusion made an accident likely to happen.

12:30 Report — Trump blames DEI, helicopter for crash

REPORT It’s Friday. And what a week (and month) this has been. Who knew January was 827 days long? But tomorrow begins a new ...

Rep. Mary Miller in 2023: We Must Roll Back Biden's Woke DEI Politics And Put The Needs Of Public Aviation Before The Left's Agenda

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) in a House floor address in 2023 called on Congress to get rid of DEI practices in the Federal Aviation Administration. (date of comments: July 19, 2023) REP. MARY MILLER (R-IL ...

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