President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport.

But within minutes, the “presidential” mirage dissolved. Trump unleashed an unusually appallingly rant, blaming the crash on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, former Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, DEI and people with disabilities.

After calling for a moment of silence, Trump spent the bulk of his remarks in the White House briefing room laying out a series of diversity initiatives within the FAA that he sug

In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.

Trump posted his thoughts on the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter on his Truth Social account.

The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.

Trump said that it is unclear what led to the tragic collision but then launched into the problem of DEI hiring

Disability and civil rights advocates criticized Trump for implying the plane crash could be connected to government diversity programs.

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that he doesn't have evidence that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration were responsible for a fatal plane crash in Washington,