U.S. President Donald Trump quickly politicized the air collision between an American Airlines Group regional jet and a military helicopter, blaming diversity, equity and inclusion programs for the nation¡¯s most deadly commercial airline accident in over a decade.
Trump said he didn¡¯t know the true cause of the deadly crash, but said he had opinions, reaching for his familiar attack on diversity initiatives. When pressed for evidence, Trump credited his conclusion to ¡°common sense.¡±
¡°I have common sense, okay? And unfortunately, a lot of people don¡¯t,¡± he said. ¡°We want brilliant people doing this. This is a major chess game at the highest level, when you have 60 planes coming in during a short period of time.¡±
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