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Trump slams 'diversity' hires after DC air collision

(UPDATE) WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.

The bodies of 67 people have been recovered so far from Washington's Potomac River.

WHO’S TO BLAME? A police boat gathers wreckage along the Potomac River after American Airlines flight 5342 crashed into the river following a collision with a US Army helicopter, on Jan. 30, 2025. AFP Photo

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