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Trump Reacts to DC American Airlines Crash: ‘It Should Have Been Prevented’

by Andrew Powell
January 30, 2025 at 8:28 am
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Trump Reacts to DC American Airlines Crash: ‘It Should Have Been Prevented’

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a weekend trip on January 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Over the weekend, Trump traveled to North Carolina and California to survey storm and fire damage, to Nevada for a rally and to Florida to address a Congressional Republican conference. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump has reacted to the devasting plane crash of an American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near the Ronald Reagan National Airport late Wednesday night.

American Airlines Flight 5342 was coming into land around 9 p.m. ET, and was arriving from Wichita, Kansas. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was struck by a Black Hawk helicopter while it approached the runway and was at a relatively low altitude when the collision happened, crashing into the nearby Potomac River.

Present onboard was the U.S. Figure Skating team, two Russian Olympic figure skaters, coaches, and family members, who had returned from a camp in Wichita. First responders are now conducting search-and-rescue in the Potomac River.

In response to the crash, Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social, and questioned how the crash had happened on a clear night.

“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport,” Trump said. “The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn.”

Trump further questioned the communication between the airport’s control tower and the Army helicopter.

“Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!” Trump said.

The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the…

— Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) January 30, 2025

U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement they are “devastated” by the news and will update on the situation when more information is available.

“We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available.”

Tags: American AirlinesDonald TrumpPlane crashRonald Reagan National AirportU.S. News
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