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No Evidence for the Political Finger-Pointing Over D.C. Plane Crash

No Evidence for the Political Finger-Pointing Over D.C. Plane Crash

After the deadly collision between a passenger plane and a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., politicians and political commentators were quick to cast blame. President Donald Trump suggested diversity initiatives within the Federal Aviation Administration were at fault for the crash, and his critics pointed to a hiring freeze that Trump instituted on Jan. 20.