By New York Post (Opinion) | Created at 2025-01-30 23:23:24 | Updated at 2025-01-31 02:53:35
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Published Jan. 30, 2025, 6:21 p.m. ET
U.S. Coast Guard investigates wreckage of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter on the Potomac River.
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Within hours of Wednesday night’s horrific midair collision at Reagan National Airport, some Democrats were blaming President Trump’s proposed budget cuts and workforce executive orders.
Thursday morning, Trump blamed his predecessor’s DEI policies.
Various geniuses on the internet are blaming one or another dark conspiracy.
Follow the NYP’s coverage of the deadly DC plane collision
- Military chopper, plane collision over DC was ‘absolutely’ preventable, new transportation boss says — as officials confirm no survivors expected
- Air traffic controller’s reaction to DC collision revealed in chilling audio: ‘Crash, crash, crash, this is an alert three’
- DC chopper, plane crash live updates: No survivors expected after AA flight collides with military helicopter in deadliest US crash since 2009
- Timeline of air traffic controllers issuing warnings before American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collision in DC
- Trump says collision between American Airlines jet and Army helicopter ‘looks like it should have been prevented’
How about we let the investigators investigate?
Give the families of the dead a respectful moment to collect their loved ones and begin grieving.
Hold off on the blame games ’til we have some actual facts, so we have a hope of apportioning it correctly.
And of learning the right lessons.
America used to call this “common sense,” and it’s past time to get back to it.
