Trump says Washington air crash 'should have been prevented'

Trump says Washington air crash ‘should have been prevented’

/ 02:37 PM January 30, 2025

Trump says Washington air crash 'should have been prevented'

Rescue boats search the waters of the Potomac River after a plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river outside Washington, DC, January 30, 2025. Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the crash between a US Army helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington “should have been prevented.”

“Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding: “NOT GOOD!!!”

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