Trump criticizes diversity hiring after 67 dead in US air disaster
President Donald Trump implied without evidence federal diversity efforts were at fault on Thursday after a regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army helicopter at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U. > react
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Trump blames diversity hiring for Washington plane crash that killed 67
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Donald Trump confirms 'there are no survivors' in devastating Washington DC plane crash | LIVE updates
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