The president of the United States, Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that “there are no survivors” of the aerial tragedy that shocked Washington and the entire country in the early hours of Thursday. And promised an exhaustive investigation to know what happened.
“It’s a tragedy that should never have happened,” said the president at a press conference at the White House. And he assured that the FBI already works to be able to determine exactly what caused the clash between a commercial plane that came from Kansas to the capital of the United States and collided with a military helicopter.
The president denounced that the military helicopter was in an “incredibly bad” position, and promised to investigate until the end to elucidate what happened and who are responsible.
Both, He accused his Democratic predecessors, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, to reduce air safety standards and the requirements to hire aerial controllers.
“The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was hiring workers suffering from severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative,” Trump said.
“I put the security first. Obama, Biden and the Democrats put politics first,” said the president of the United States. “In fact they went out with a directive: ‘Too white’. And we love people who are competent,” he said.
Trump also announced that he will immediately appoint Chris Rocheau, a veteran with 22 years of FAA experience for the position of administrator of the agency, who must be confirmed by the Senate, of a republican majority, before assuming the position.
The plane, a Bombardier Crj700 by American Eagle (regional subsidiary of American Airlines) carried 60 passengers and 4 crew members when it hit a helicopter in which four military traveled, when approaching Ronald Reagan airport from Washington.
“It has been a dark and strenuous night in the capital of our nation and in our history, a tragedy of terrible proportions. As a nation, we cry for each precious soul that has been taken to us,” Trump said Thursday in an appearance in the room White House Press.
Upon entering the room, full of journalists, the president asked to keep a moment of silence in honor of the victims and said that the United States is going through hours of “anguish.”