CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for evidence Sunday that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives were responsible for last week’s mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., that claimed 67 lives.
At a press conference after an American Eagle Flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided mid-air with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, Wednesday night, Trump said that DEI hiring practices “could have been” the cause of the tragedy.
“We have to have our smartest people” as air traffic controllers, Trump said. “It doesn’t matter what they look like, how they speak, who they are. … They have to be talented, naturally talented. Geniuses. Can’t have regular people doing their job. We can’t have regular people doing this job. They won’t be able to do it, but we’ll restore faith in American air travel.”
Tapper asked Duffy, “Is there any specific evidence that backs up Donald Trump’s claims, President Trump’s claims that DEI or FAA …