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Trump blames everyone but himself for the plane crash in Washington, DC
As president, Donald Trump is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States and he is ultimately responsible for all military activity that happens on his watch. The Black Hawk US Army helicopter was flying in and around Washington, DC for "training" - no doubt for some nefarious Trump purpose related to his fear and hatred of migrants - and Trump has full responsibility for its crash into the American Airlines jet that was just arriving from Wichita.
"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. 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!!!”
- Donald Trump, Commander-in-Chief of the Blackhawk that was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time.
- Donald Trump, Commander-in-Chief of the Blackhawk that was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time.
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By Josh Funk, Associated Press | Jan 22, 2025
President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the TSA and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminating all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.
Trump's immigration policy changes drew the most attention at DHS, but he is also making changes at the rest of the massive agency.
Members of the 𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙚 received a memo Tuesday saying that the department is eliminating the membership of all advisory committees as part of a "commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security."
The aviation security committee, which was mandated by Congress after the 1988 PanAm 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, will technically continue to exist but it won't have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports. Before Tuesday, the group included representatives of all the key groups in the industry, including the airlines and major unions, as well as members of a group associated with the victims of the PanAm 103 bombing. The vast majority of the group's recommendations were adopted over the years.
It wasn't immediately clear how many other committees were effectively eliminated Tuesday or whether other departments will take similar actions. A similar safety group advises the Federal Railroad Administration on new rules and safety issues in that industry.
"I naively thought, 'oh they're not going to do anything in the new administration, to put security at risk -- aviation security at risk.' But I'm not so sure," said Stephanie Bernstein, whose husband was killed in the bombing and served on the committee.
The future of the committee remains unclear because DHS officials didn't respond Tuesday to questions about the move. The memo that announced the terminations said that future committee activities will be focused on "advancing our critical mission to protect the homeland and support DHS's strategic priorities" but the group has no members.