Fox News host Jesse Watters said Wednesday's deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter may be the result of President Joe Biden allegedly trying to hire "dwarves" and transgender people.

It was Trump's first press conference after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter.

After briefly offering his sympathies to the families of those killed in the crash, and confirming there were no survivors, he pivoted to assigning blame for the tragedy - taking aim at his political

US President lashes out at former President Joe Biden and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies after an American Airlines regional jet collided on Wednesday

President Donald Trump turned a new briefing on the tragic crash involving an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter in the skies over the Potomac River into a partisan attack on Democrats and DEI programs. Trump spoke about the crash during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday morning.

Donald Trump has confirmed there are no survivors of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a helicopter above Washington DC. But he also sought to exploit the crash politically as he attacked diversity hiring and Joe Biden.

Trump blamed recent Democratic administrations and DEI, ordering top transit and aviation officials to review hiring decisions made during Biden's years.

FURIOUS Donald Trump blamed the deadly American Airlines crash on diversity and hapless officials as he addressed a grieving nation. The president confirmed all 67 people had died after a jet and

President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

In a live televised address, the President said the federal aviation administration was 'actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems'

The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy certification process.