President Trump points at diversity initiatives as possible cause of plane crash

He also questioned a pilot and an air traffic controller after a plane and a helicopter collided in Washington, killing 67 people.

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00:00President Donald Trump strongly suggests the Democrats and diversity initiatives could

00:07share the blame for the mid-air collision between a commercial jet and an army helicopter

00:13which killed 67 people on Wednesday.

00:17Trump questioned the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller on Thursday

00:23quickly veering into politics.

00:26I do want to point out that various articles that appeared prior to my entering office

00:34and here's one, the FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with severe intellectual

00:42and psychiatric disabilities.

00:46That is amazing.

00:49A federal investigation into the crash is underway and first responders are still working

00:55to recover bodies from the wreckage which is in the Potomac River near Regan Washington

01:01National Airport.

01:03The crash marks the first major disaster of Trump's new term.