A retired pilot condemned president Donald Trump's comments about the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and U.S. Army helicopter. The president opened his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a brief prayer before launching an attack against diversity hiring and Democratic officials.

President Donald Trump questioned the Army helicopter in the fatal crash for flying at the same height at an American Airlines plane.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

Emergency services in Washington DC are searching the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following the incident just before 9pm on Wednesday night

Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

US president Donald Trump outlined his theory on the Washington air crash in a bizarre press conference - blaming 'diversity policies'

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined, but Donald Trump blamed it on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

The President of the United States is in disbelief after an AA aircraft hit a Black Hawk helicopter and dived into Potrac River.

President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing staffing problem.

More details are coming out about the victims of this week's devastating mid-air collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.

The child had been treated in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home to Mexico.