America is asking plenty of questions after the deadly crash that saw an Army Black Hawk helicopter collide with a passenger jet, and President Donald Trump appears to have a few questions of his own.
A passenger plane landed in the Potomac River outside of Washington, D.C., after it collided midair with a military helicopter.
American Airlines Flight 5342, departing from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, was seconds away from landing when tragedy struck and collided with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter, a military aircraft.
The airplane carried four crew members and 60 passengers, while the helicopter carried three soldiers on a ‘training flight.’
President Donald Trump had more questions than answers after it was reported that he was briefed on the situation.
Shortly after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump had been briefed, the president took to Truth Social to make the following public statement about the situation.
“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport,” Trump said. “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.”
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🚨 #BREAKING: President Trump just gave a seemingly alarming update on the plane crash in DC
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025
“The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT…”
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“This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented,” Trump continued. “NOT GOOD!!!”
Donald Trump Changes His Tune With Following Post
President Donald Trump questioned the actions of the military helicopter pilot and air traffic controllers after an in-air collision between the helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342.
“This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented,” Trump said.
His following post on Truth Social seemingly suggests he had gotten more information as he decided to tone it down.
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump
— Spoiler Alerts🚫Conspiracies 🙏❤️🇺🇸🦅 (@realJohnHobbs1) January 30, 2025
What a terrible night this has been. God bless you all! pic.twitter.com/zjZUnr2kfW
