President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller ahead of a deadly midair collision in Washington and quickly veered into politics to speculate that Democrats and diversity initiatives shared blame for the deaths of 67 people.

It was learnt that a passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The aircraft collided with a military helicopter that was on a training flight as it approached the runway.

President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, said the collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter "could have been" due to DEI.

An American Airlines plane crashed into the Potomac River after a collision with a military helicopter on Wednesday night.

“At this point we don’t believe there are any survivors,“ Donnelly said, adding that 28 bodies had been recovered -- including one from the helicopter...

No survivors have yet been found of American Eagle Flight 5342 that collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Washington DC Wednesday night.

A US commercial airliner with 64 people on board and a military helicopter collided over Washington last night, before crashing into the Potomac River

No survivors have yet been found of American Eagle Flight 5342 that collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Washington DC Wednesday night.

US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter. Asked again by reporters whether he was blaming workplace diversity for the crash, Trump answered: "It could have been."

US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter. Asked again by reporters whether he was blaming workplace diversity for the crash, Trump answered: "It could have been."

The collision reportedly took place around 8:47 pm Wednesday

Days after the president banned DEI, he's blaming diversity efforts for the fatal plane crash, which killed more than 60 people.

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River. Everyone onboard was feared dead, officials said Thursday.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump - speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River - launched an extraordinary political attack

Federal and local officials in Washington, D.C. said Thursday there were no survivors following the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. military helicopter near Washington late Wednesday, and recovery operations are continuing. The American Airlines flight,...

At least 18 people were killed when a passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, according to Fox News.The...

President Trump blamed diverse hiring policies for a deadly mid-air collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people

Pope Francis has pledged his prayers for “all those affected” by the fatal midair collision of a passenger plane and military helicopter near Washington, DC’s, Ronald Reagan National Airport on January 29.

Washington DC: After the midair collision over the Potomac River in Washington, authorities said that they no longer expect to find any survivors, and

A former helicopter flight surgeon detailed what the pilots of the Black Hawk may have seen before the fatal plane crash in Washington, D.C.

When I saw at least 20 vehicles flying past the window of my terminal all at once before another ten careered around the corner was a terrifying signal that something has gone horrifically wrong.

An American Airlines (AAL) flight with 60 passengers and four crew members late on Wednesday collided with a U.S. Army helicopter on a training flight just outside Washington, and authorities said the crash left no survivors.

US officials said that they were still searching for other casualties but did not believe there were any other survivors, making it the deadliest air crash in the US in around 24 years.

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

As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety and questioned the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a commercial airliner. Sixty-seven people are believed to have died…

A Russian media outlet originally reported that Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board the fateful American Airlines flight before he was barred due to the size of his dog.

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot after the country's worst aviation disaster in a generation. At least 28 bodies were pulled from…

"I extend my heartfelt condolences to my friend President Donald Trump and the American people for the victims of the two plane crashes in Washington,” Sisi said in a social media post.

U.S. Figure Skater athletes on board the deadly American Airlines flight that crashed into Black Hawk helicopter

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.

President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport. Trump on Thursday variously pointed the finger at the helicopter’s pilot, air traffic control, his predecessor, Joe Biden, and other Democrats including former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whom he labeled a “disaster.”

No one is believed to have survived the midair collision between an American Airlines jet place and

An FAA statement said a PSA Airlines regional jet collided midair with a Sikorsky helicopter. Here’s what to know about the airline.

The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four members of the crew while the helicopter had three service members.

Donald Trump has suggested diversity is to blame for a plane crash that killed 67 people in Washington DC.

President Donald Trump got into a tense conversation with CNN host Kaitlan Collins after she objected to his theory that DEI played a role in the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Wednesday.

"This is a tragedy that should not have happened," Trump told reporters.

An American Airlines flight and a Sikorsky military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night and officials said Thursday morning that they have recovered 28 people and do not believe anyone survived the crash. The FAA said, “A PSA Airlines Bombardier 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 [Eastern] time. PSA was operating Flight 5342 as American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas.” For more information, visit https://t.co/ECDOdj1kdr. pic.twitter.com/Z5vWq4vUJ2 — The FAA ✈️…

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed there were no survivors after a military helicopter collided midair with a passenger plane carrying 64 people.I speak to you this morning...

Airlines flight collided mid-air with a helicopter, resulting in both crashing into the Potomac River. Emergency responders are searching for survivors.

A CNN commentator has deleted a social media post seemingly blaming the President of the United States after the horrific air crash that involved an American Airlines jet colliding with an Army helicopter

No survivors have been found from the collision of an American Airlines jet carrying 64 passengers with a military helicopter, the chief of Washington’s fire and emergency medical services department said Thursday morning.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

U.S. air crash: Donald Trump blames diversity policies under Barack Obama and Joe Biden for poor safety standards

President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington.