Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

Trump hit out at diversity and inclusion initiatives while discussing Reagan National Airport collision that left as many as 67 dead.

In the middle of the night, as news about the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was breaking, Trump posted on Truth Social:

Around 70 people are feared dead after a plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday night

U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years.

DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has shut down and The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed a American Airlines Flight operated by PSA Airlines collided mid-air with a Sikorsky H-60 h

Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.

Investigators have recovered two black boxes from the American Airlines regional passenger jet that was carrying 64 people when it collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on the cause.

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.