Angry Trump Snaps at Journos who Harshly Expose His Plane Crash Drivel

As Trump blames the D.C. crash on DEI and grows angry when challenged, a disaster response expert explains what Trump botched—and why his conduct bodes badly for his presidency.

by The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

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After a passenger jet collided with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C., leaving no survivors, President Donald Trump went before the cameras and blamed Democrats and DEI for the disaster. He then seethed at reporters who dared to ask tough questions about his claims. This is an early indication that he will fall back on far-right obsessions at the most sensitive moments. We talked to Juliette Kayyem, a former senior Department of Homeland Security official who has a new piece for The Atlantic about what might have led to the crash. She explains what Trump got wrong—and why his anger at facing basic scrutiny is exactly what we don’t want in a president in situations like these. Listen to this episode here. A transcript is here.

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