President Donald Trump challenged his democratic predecessors this Thursday, January 30, and programs promoting diversity in the air disaster above Washington, who killed 67.
“Unfortunately, there is no survivor,” he said during a press briefing, after having observed a minute of silence for the victims. Sixty-four people were on the collision civilian plane with an army helicopter, with three soldiers on board, Wednesday evening above the Potomac river.
“It was a dark and excruciating night in the capital and in the history of our country,” said Donald Trump, promising an in -depth investigation to establish the causes of the accident. But he quickly attacked former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama who, according to him, weakened the requirements in terms of air security.
“I gave priority to security. Obama and Biden and the Democrats put politics first,” he said, attacking programs promoting diversity within the United States government and The Federal Aviation Federal Agency (FAA) more specifically. “They even gave a directive: ‘too white’. However, we want competent people,” he said.
“Donald Trump should lead, not lie”
Pressed questions to find out if he was directly involved in air controllers and diversity programs to explain the disaster, he recognized “not knowing” yet but added that “this could be” the case.
“It’s abject. While families are in mourning, Donald Trump should lead, and not lie,” said former Minister of Transport, Pete Buttigieg. “We have given priority to security, reduces the number of accidents, developed air traffic control and have not recorded any deaths due to a commercial plane accident on the millions of flights made under our mandate,” said -It added. Minister of Transport under Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg also criticized Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the officials responsible for promoting diversity, “key staff who contributed to the security of our sky”, before calling the new President to “show real leadership”.
With a record of 67 dead, this is the worst air disaster in the United States since an airliner of the American Airlines had crushed shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy airport in New York in November 2001. Divers withdrawn Thursday from the icy waters of the Potomac river in Washington. Debris of the two devices emerge from water and emergency ships as well as divers teams explore the area. Earlier Thursday, Washington City Firefighters, John Donelly, announced that 28 bodies had been recovered. “We are now at the stadium where we go from a rescue operation to a recovery operation” of the bodies, he added.