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Summary

After a mid-air collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Eagle flight near Washington, D.C., Trump speculated on Truth Social, questioning why the crash wasn’t avoided.

Billionaire Bill Ackman suggested terrorism, though the FBI found no evidence of criminal activity.

Officials confirmed 67 people were onboard but have not reported fatalities. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urged patience as rescue efforts continue.

Trump’s comments have fueled conspiracy theories despite the lack of confirmed details.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The questions he’s asking aren’t wrong to ask.

Can you clarify what question?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Asking why the pilot didn’t divert or see the plane is a legitimate question. Asking why air traffic control didn’t redirect is legitimate given the time he asked it (I believe now we know that ATC tried to redirect).

Look the guy is going to be the death of this country, however, the questions themselves, as he posted them, aren’t off base. But again, he’s the fucking president and maybe he could pretend to act with a LITTLE decor.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

The problen is the "'I'm just ask questions" part. He is the fucking president asking these questions on his platform. He should call his acting FAA chief and ask for information. It is a chain of command for a reason. That goes both ways, up and down.

Second he just did a press conference blaming DEI. We will know more once the black boxes are recovered. First we need to recover the bodies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

He got where he is precisely by not having any decor. His base loves that.