
An airplane takes off as search and rescue teams work near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River, in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 30, 2025. — Reuters
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On Thursday, investigators recovered black boxes from a passenger plane, which was involved in a mid -collision with a military helicopter on the Washington River Potomak, killing 67 people in the plane.
Since rescue workers worked to recover the victims from the refrigerated water, President Donald Trump criticized the policies of diversity and participation through his democratic predecessors, which were linked to the tragedy.
The National Security Board (NTSB) confirmed the recovery of both cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from a US Airline subsidiary, a bomber jet operated by an American Airline, which was from Army Black Hawk helicopter late Wednesday. The collision
The agency said in a statement to AFP, “The recorder is in the NTSB labs for diagnosis.
According to a New York Times report, the age of the crew at the Reagan National Airport’s control tower was thin, where the plane was about to land.
The Times quoted a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration as saying that a controller, instead of the usual two, was handling both the aircraft and the helicopter.
A fireball broke out in the sky at night, and both planes entered the icy potomic, leaving rescue crews with serious, difficult task in search of bodies in the dark and cold.
According to US media reports, more than 40 bodies have been recovered by Thursday evening.
Trump accused his Biden of an accident
Trump, who took power 10 days ago, turned a press conference on this catastrophe, diversity, equity and involvement in a platform for his crusade war against DEI-a series of decades-old steps Which aims to deal with racism and sexuality in the United States.
Biden and Barack Obama, his democratic predecessors, that they kept the good employees away from the aviation agency in pursuit of the DEI, claimed: “They actually came up with a guidance: ‘too. White. ‘ And we want people who are eligible. “
The passenger plane was carrying 64 people and Black Hawk had three riders.
Collature – The first major accident in the United States since 2009 when 49 people were killed near New York’s Buffalo – the US Eagle flight from Kansas’s Wikita 5342.
Reagan is a major airport to travel a short distance from Washington, the White House and the Pentagon. The airspace is extremely busy, with civilian and military aircraft.
Trump started the White House press conference after talking about the country’s trouble.
However, he then launched an extension against the DII in a vast field, which was aimed at directly on Biden’s open general homosexual secretary, Pete Buttigig.
Trump said, “He is running it into the ground with his diversity.
The message was surrendered at home when Trump’s vice president, JD Venus, and the new secretary of the secretary, Pete Hegseth turned to the podium-without any evidence-from the right right theory that diversity measures were capable of Keep away from responsible jobs.
Journalists were once again asked if he was blaming the diversity of workplace for the accident, Trump replied: “This could have happened.”
Batigig responded to X, and called Trump “despised”.
“As families are upset, Trump should not lie, not a lie,” he said.
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy posted that Trump’s comments “FAA’s accusation of hiring women and black people for the crash – was invasive.”
Murphy said, “He is in charge. It happened on his watch.”
However, Trump doubled, later, issuing an official memo, instructed the government to investigate the “rental standards” under Biden and investigate the “alternative” of any disqualified anyone.
Scatters in the victims
US Fugar Skating said several US Scotters and Coaches were among the people on the plane. Officials in Moscow also confirmed the presence of Russian couple Eugenia Shashkova and Wadim Namov, who won the 1994 world couple.
Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Friday in Beijing, citing the Chinese Embassy, which included two Chinese nationals.
The power of the collision soon made it clear that survivors are unlikely.
“I just saw a fireball and he was gone,” an air traffic controller was heard saying to a colleague after talking to a helicopter.
Transport officials said the two aircraft were on a clear night on standard flight samples with good exhibition.
And Hegsit said the helicopter “has a lot of experienced staff who was making the desired diagnosis at night.”