Summary
An American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair near Reagan National Airport, killing at least 18 people.
Trump initially expressed condolences but later questioned why the air traffic control tower or helicopter pilot didn’t prevent the crash.
The FAA identified the plane as a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700.
A Kennedy Center webcam captured the collision, and investigations are ongoing.
CNN’s Pete Muntean called the incident stunning, noting its proximity to a military base.
Dumb oligarch in power, shoots self in foot
Shoots others in foot. Nothing happened to Elon or Trump.
Pretty sure his foot isn’t one of the people that died
From their perspective, it is. They now have to deal with a pesky scandal over dead people they couldn’t care less about.
What makes you think they care about a scandal?
Well they won’t exactly, but they will get asked about it enough to feel annoyed