Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump announces new FAA acting commissioner
President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads.Following the federal blocking of the Office of Management and Budget’s memo ordering federal departments to cease spending on financial assistance programs,
Trump criticizes FAA diversity efforts after deadly plane crash, even as he says he doesn't know the cause yet
Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'
Trump suggests FAA diversity hiring responsible for Washington plane crash
Trump names acting FAA leader as flight agency reckons with deadly crash
It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration does not have a permanent leader.

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FAA alert suggests Trump visit to Palm Beach this weekend. Here are things you can expect
Trump to Mar-a-Lago: FAA notice signals first trip to Palm Beach since inauguration
Flight restrictions indicate Trump in Palm Beach County this weekend
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Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics, attacks diversity initiatives in FAA hiring
“The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual ... Secretary Sean Duffy and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listen to President Donald Trump speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Thursday.
Donald Trump, without evidence, blames Democrats and DEI for plane crash
President Donald Trump on Thursday — without evidence — blamed Democrats and diversity, equity and inclusion practices for the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that he deemed was a “tragedy of terrible proportions.”
Donald Trump blames FAA diversity policies for mid-air collision in Washington
Former President Trump made unsubstantiated claims about a midair collision, linking it to FAA diversity policies from the Obama and Biden administrat
Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know
Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.
President Trump Blames DEI for American Airlines Crash, Citing His Own 'Common Sense' and Scolding CNN's Kaitlan Collins
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.
Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision
In his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump on Thursday implied that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation has only just begun into the fatal disaster.
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Trump Names Acting FAA Administrator After Plane Crash
President Donald Trump appointed Chris Rocheleau as acting administrator of the FAA after a plane crash near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.
Trump slams diversity efforts, says FAA hiring has hurt air safety in remarks on fatal plane crash
President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed his predecessors and Democratic diversity measures and suggested that the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity efforts had made air travel less safe.