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Fortune
Ian Mount

Trump suggests helicopter pilot or air traffic controllers to blame for fatal crash of American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.

(Credit: Alex Brandon—AP)
  • The President asked in a Truth Social post why the pilot and air traffic controllers didn't get the helicopter out of the way: "This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented."

President Donald Trump questioned the actions of the military helicopter pilot and air traffic controllers after an Army Black Hawk and an American Airlines jet carrying 64 collided over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.

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