To the Editor:
President Trump used his opportunity to talk about the horrific collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle flight 5342 in Washington, D.C. to blame Obama, Biden, Pete Buttigieg, DEI and “dwarfs.” His loyal toadies (Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth) in turn echoed and reinforced Trump’s dictum that DEI could be the root cause of the crash.
There was no mention that the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Whitaker, had been forced out the week…
February 6, 2025
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