'Maybe there is a DEI situation': Right-wing media hosts speculate on upside-down plane
1 month ago

'Maybe there is a DEI situation': Right-wing media hosts speculate on upside-down plane

Raw Story  

Two right-wing anchors quickly speculated former President Joe Biden's diversity, equity, and inclusion policies could be to blame after a Delta Airlines flight flipped upside down while landing Monday afternoon in Toronto. "Yeah, breaking news that just happened within the hour: a plane again going from Minneapolis to Toronto — to Toronto Pearson Airport, CP24, a local affiliate, saying about eight people injured," Matthew Alvarez announced on Right Side Broadcasting Network. The anchor noted that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had vowed to abolish Biden-era DEI policies just hours before the crash. " "We just know that DEI has become a problem within United States airlines and, sadly, with some of the communications from Delta," McNeily said.

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With no evidence, Trump blamed DEI for a plane crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

With no evidence, Trump blamed DEI for a plane crash

CNN  

New York CNN — President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the Federal Aviation Administration’s “diversity push” in part for the plane collision that killed 67 people in Washington, DC. Trump did not cite any evidence for how efforts to hire more minorities, people with disabilities and other groups less represented in American workforces led to the crash, saying “it just …

MAGA lawmaker wonders ‘did DEI play a role’ in the deadly DC plane crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MAGA lawmaker wonders ‘did DEI play a role’ in the deadly DC plane crash

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ogles’s reaction comes just weeks after MAGA pundits and right-wing politicians attempted …

Trump blames DEI for American Airlines crash that killed 67
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump blames DEI for American Airlines crash that killed 67

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump has claimed diversity and inclusion policies are behind one of the deadliest plane crashes in U.S. history. Trump then said he put 'safety' first while Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden prioritized politics and called former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg a 'disaster' in an extraordinary attack on previous administrations. President Donald Trump said the nation is in …

'Did DEI play a role?' House GOP lawmaker suggests diversity to blame for D.C. plane crash
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Did DEI play a role?' House GOP lawmaker suggests diversity to blame for D.C. plane crash

Raw Story  

Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee suggested Thursday that diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts could be to blame for a mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport that was suspected of killing more than 60 people Wednesday night. In an interview on Fox Business News, host Maria Bartiromo asked Ogles to react to the tragedy as a House Homeland …

Aviation expert: "I am embarrassed" that Trump blamed DEI for D.C. air disaster
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aviation expert: "I am embarrassed" that Trump blamed DEI for D.C. air disaster

Salon  

An American Airlines passenger jet collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C., at roughly 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River. “Various things could factor into this, but we also know that there are human beings flying these things and they can make mistakes,” Mike Boyd, aviation consultant and president of …

"Only a monster would say this": Experts, legislators slam Trump blaming plane crash on DEI
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"Only a monster would say this": Experts, legislators slam Trump blaming plane crash on DEI

Salon  

President Donald Trump sparked confusion and anger when he blamed “DEI” for a plane crash in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday that killed more than 60 people. In a White House briefing the day after an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over the nation's capital, Trump said diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives “could have been” behind on the …

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