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   President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted former President Joe Biden and   
   Democratic diversity measures after a midair collision between an American   
   Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter above Washington,   
   D.C., the night before.   
      
   Trump, speaking at the White House, claimed that DEI “could have been” to   
   blame for the collision, the deadliest U.S. plane crash since November   
   2001.   
      
   Trump did not provide evidence that the Biden-era efforts had anything to   
   do with the crash, and criticized a reporter who asked if he was getting   
   ahead of the investigation.   
      
   The comments showed the president quickly reverting to well-worn attacks on   
   his political enemies after initially striking a somber tone and offering   
   condolences to the victims and their families.   
      
   No one survived the crash, which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. ET   
   Wednesday night, officials said.   
   President Trump on Washington aviation disaster: 'Today we are all   
   heartbroken'   
      
      
   There were 64 people on board the airplane, which collided with the   
   helicopter as it prepared to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National   
   Airport. Three soldiers were on board the helicopter.   
      
   The response has switched from a rescue mission to a recovery operation, as   
   hundreds of first responders scour the Potomac River, where both aircraft   
   landed after the collision.   
      
   D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said that at least 28 bodies have   
   been recovered so far.   
      
   Trump first reacted to the crash in a Truth Social post after midnight,   
   asking why the helicopter did not avoid the plane and why the air traffic   
   control tower did not “tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if   
   they saw the plane.”   
      
   “This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT   
   GOOD!!!” Trump wrote.   
      
   Trump posted later Thursday morning that he had been briefed on the   
   “terrible accident.”   
      
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