President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport. But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the

But within minutes, the “presidential” mirage dissolved. Trump unleashed an unusually appallingly rant, blaming the crash on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, former Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, DEI and people with disabilities.

In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.

The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains that for the first time in presidential history, instead of offering sympathy, Donald Trump tried to assign blame for an accidental plane crash “based entirely on his own profoundly ignorant,

The president also blamed the Biden and Obama administrations for the overnight plane crash in Washington, D.C., where there have been no reported survivors.

Disability and civil rights advocates criticized Trump for implying the plane crash could be connected to government diversity programs.

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that he doesn't have evidence that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration were responsible for a fatal plane crash in Washington,