President Trump has raised questions regarding the actions of the pilot of the Black Hawk military helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight that had 64 people onboard.
In a statement, President Trump stated, “The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time.”
He added, “It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane.”
“This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD,” concluded Trump.
Take a look:
New statement from President Trump on the DCA plane crash, says it looks like the tragedy “should have been prevented.” pic.twitter.com/VWTHDu94eQ
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 30, 2025
Trump's honest statement on the plane crash. Says what we're all thinking and saw with our eyes. Biden would still be 🤫😴. pic.twitter.com/PktZdMos0u
— Owen Shroyer (@OwenShroyer1776) January 30, 2025
Per Newsweek:
President Donald Trump has criticized the helicopter crew and control tower involved in the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter in Washington, D.C. that left many passengers dead.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the situation “should have been prevented” and described it as “NOT GOOD.”
At least 19 people are believed to have died in the incident, and a search and rescue operation is still underway. The American Airlines plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. Three soldiers were in the helicopter. An investigation is underway, and a cause of the collision remains unknown.
On Wednesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that a “CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time.”
Even Trump called out that crash. Something is fishy. pic.twitter.com/wNFxyQIXKd
— Calvin (@RealCalvin1) January 30, 2025
Per The New York Post:
President Trump argued Thursday that it appears to him that the collision between an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter over the Potomac River “should have been prevented.”
“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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