Trump Blamed Democrats for Causing DC Plane Crash With DEI Program He Himself Launched in First Term: Report
www.latintimes.com
President Donald Trump blamed the plane crash in Washington, DC, on a diversity, equity and inclusion program he actually launched himself in his first term

Summary

Donald Trump blamed a Washington, DC, plane crash on a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program, despite the fact that he launched the initiative during his first term.

The 2019 FAA program aimed to hire more air traffic controllers with disabilities.

Trump misattributed the program to Democrats, citing a misdated Fox News report, and claimed DEI compromised safety, though no evidence supports this.

Investigators are still examining the crash, which killed all 67 people aboard.

  • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor
    56·
    5 hours ago

    Trumpism 101:

    everything I don’t like is your fault.

    Everything good happening is because of me.

    And the turd voters will believe it.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      Sadly true. Well actually I’m not even sure that they believe it. I think they like it that it upsets people so much.

    • Eiri@lemmy.ca
      31·
      3 hours ago

      Isn’t that a lot of politicians? I hate Trump as much as the next gal, but this particular thing doesn’t sound all that out of the ordinary.

      • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor
        7·
        3 hours ago

        While this is true, there’s one thing, for me, that make it unique in Trump: he has a fanatical voter base, he is less concerned about being caught lying than any other politician.