I was playing safe with regard to decorum, even if The Crude One won't.

"I immediately went to the site, rescued 17 people, braving the frigid water, was going back in, but by then First Responders had arrived."

Asking for a friend….

They make the narcissist seem powerful (at least to themselves.)

Trump is completely insane. The sooner we all accept that, the easier life will be.

Date of 01/29/2025 (YESTERDAY)

https://travelnoire.com/trump-faa-dei

So may not be Orange shit for brains fault per se but just sayin -

If I have need for more fire extinguishers and some idiot comes in and stops me from getting more fire extinguishers because they all need to be the same color and then the next day I have a fuckin' fire that burns down my place - at the very least FUCK THAT GUY!

***Tried to edit the post and I just Wanted to make it clear - That orange shit for brains may be the reason this happened, understaffed area concerned with public safety and he halts employment of qualified people due to his racist ignorant ideologies!

✊FDT!

And I guess the collision warning system turned off?

Because the traffic density near an airport like DCA causes many false alarms.

..more media attention than Trump. Need I say more?

this plane crash damn near in the WH backyard. He's going on TV to make some "statement" that I refuse to watch and then I bet he BLOWS for Mar-a-lago for days and days of golf.

Hey Eloon,doing a DOGE on all those golf trips? Yeah...didn't think so.

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I already saw one person blame it on the ATC being a "DEI Hire" because they were female. I smacked back on that right away. I've lived in this area since 1987. Flown out of National a few times, but mostly out of BWI. The airspace around National Airport is extremely challenging. You have an airport surrounded by water on 3 sides, no-fly zones, a military helicopter base right across the river, etc. The ATCs at National are the best, because they have to be.

If there is any fault, it's on the helicopter pilot. But, sometimes a tragic accident is just a tragic accident.

People with disabilities and Mayor Pete are responsible. Pfffttt

You can be sure that Trump will blame them

She's a board member but not the President or Chairman but hell....that probably won't stop Trump from going after her.

Sigh

Blame Trump for this, just like he and the Republicans blamed Biden for everything!!

And he's the match.

Or will he have toadies in place to interfere and make sure a real investigation doesn't contradict him?

Maybe the ASAC was right in their assessment that Trump's firings could cause accidents.

It's quite a coincidence.

Like everything else, if he doesn't like it he can just dictate to them what happened and why. I mean, they are under his control, right?

My administration will set the highest possible bar for aviation safety," he says, adding you need a "very special genius" to coordinate air traffic.

Instead, he says the FAA was "actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions".


https://news.sky.com/story/washington-plane-crash-at-least-18-bodies-recovered-after-plane-crashes-with-helicopter-near-airport-13299315

there is NO WAY his stupid ass would pass the learning and training requirements an FAA trainee has to complete to become a rated controller. Especially at a facility as busy and complex as DCA and its surrounding airspace.

A theory is a well-substantiated explanation for an observed phenomenon, based on evidence and scientific method. Theories can be tested and may change as new evidence is gathered

The anguish Trump is showing in trying to explain it is not his fault!

Condolences to those affected by this event, but when people start to die because Trump did something stupid in the past, a really strong response is needed to prevent it happening again.

Trump has two concepts in mind . . . people like air traffic controllers don't do anything important or useful, and they are costing him money - his money.
(Yes, Trump considers government money his money.)

This didn't need to happen.

EDIT: A proper President would be on National TV with a message of condolence and a promise to have this properly investigated and to throw resources at the situation so this wouldn't happen again.

Instead Trump gets on Truth Social and 'explains' whose fault it was.

The man is not human.

Expectations were low ahead of the president's comments on the Flight 5342 crash. With his ugly and partisan rhetoric, Trump failed to clear a low bar.
https://bsky.app/profile/socalkid.bsky.social/post/3lgykpyaqak2i

Link to tweet

Extreme mental defect.