BREAKING NEWS: A passenger jet collided midair with a black hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in a mass casualty event in Washington DC. Just last week, Trump FIRED the heads of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast Guard, and… pic.twitter.com/211yDQ0I9l

President Donald Trump called the Wichita flight crash an excruciating night in the nation’s history before quickly casting blame for why it occurred.

Donald Trump gave a briefing on the Jan. 29 helicopter-airplane crash on Jan. 29, in which a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided midair with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Two press conferences were held Thursday morning, one in D.C. and one in Wichita, Kansas. Watch the livestream here.

President Donald Trump has reacted to the devasting plane crash of an American Airlines flight that collided with a Black

President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday night after a plane from Wichita, Kansas, and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night,

In a live televised address, the President said the federal aviation administration was 'actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems'

Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night,

Kansas lawmakers congratulated President Trump following his inauguration. “I congratulate President Trump on his inauguration and hope for a smooth transition today,” says Governor Laura Kelly in a news release from her office.

President Trump and his officials use the tragic midair collision over the Potomac River to launch partisan attacks, blaming DEI policies.