The investigation into the collision over the Potomac had not really even begun, but, hey, Trump wasted no time in blaming the military pilot. (The link goes to Irish Star.)
President Donald Trump has claimed that the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night could have been avoided, with Vice President JD Vance also posting about the incident on social media.
On Truth Social, Trump, collision between an American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter , wrote: “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.”
He continued: “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 control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane.”
Trump concluded with strong words: “This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!”
There is more at the link.
Personally, I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if Trump or Hegseth orders the Army to not disburse survivor’s benefits to the helicopter crew’s family. After all, according to Trump, they caused the crash.
Here’s an idea, one which is rapidly approaching the same census numbers as unicorns: let’s do an investigation by competent professionals and determine the cause or causes of the collision based on actual evidence.