BREAKING 🚨 President Trump just commented saying this crash should have been prevented 💯
TRUMP’S QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED NOW. ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ WANT ANSWERS
Thank you Mr. President pic.twitter.com/KRAOue09XG
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) January 30, 2025
Donald Trump believes the crash between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a military helicopter ‘should have been prevented.’
The president initially delivered a statement hoping that God would bless the souls of the victims as emergency services search the Potomac River near the airport for survivors following the incident.
In a post to the Trump-owned Truth Social later in the evening, Trump raised several questions about the crash, which took place at 8.48pm on Wednesday.
‘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,’ he asked.
Trump continued: ‘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!!!’
He wrote a short follow-up post on Truth Social saying: ‘What a terrible night this has been. God bless you all!’
The collision happened as the passenger plane was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington.
The president spoke about the crash earlier in a statement: ‘I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport,’ he said.