Pete Buttigieg shot back on Donald Trump and said that he 'leading, does not lie' after the president blamed him, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Diversity rent for the collision of a commercial plane and military helicopter those 67 lives needed.
The former transport secretary called Trump's remarks 'despicable' and noted that there were 'zero commercial airline' fatalities under his watch.
“Defachtelijk,” Buttigieg on social media wrote after the Trump press conference about the crash.
'While families are mourning, Trump should lead, not lying. We first set safety, reason close by, grew air traffic control and had zero commercial airline -deadly victims from millions of flights on our guard, “he noticed.
Buttigieg said that if the commander -in -chief of Trump is in charge.
“President Trump now supervises the army and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend part of the most important staff members who have helped keep our skies safe. Time for the president to show real leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this happening again. '
Trump spoke in the White House on Thursday, Trump said that Wednesday evening the collision on Wednesday outside Reagan National Airport could be completely prevented when he closed diversity, shares and inclusion (dei) recruitment methods in federal agencies.
Former transport secretary Pete Buttigieg said that Donald Trump should be 'leading, not lying' while he shot president
He added that he had some 'pretty good ideas' about how the disaster took place and promised to ensure that it would never happen again.
The crash, who had taken the oath of the office a week after Trump had taken the first major test of the disaster response of his administration. His new transport secretary, Sean Duffy, was also with the briefing. Duffy was sworn in function the day before the crash.
Trump claimed that he set 'security' first and foremost as president, while presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden gave priority to politics. He also mentioned Buttigieg by name and said he was a 'disaster'.
“He was a disaster as mayor. He walked his city in the ground and he is now a disaster. He just has a good line from Bulls ***, “Trump said about Buttigieg.
Buttigieg was mayor of South Bend, Ind., Before Biden brought him to his cabinet. As a transport secretary, he served all four years of the Biden administration.
But Trump destroyed his term of office and said: 'The initiative is part of the diversity and inclusion plan of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). Think of that. '
Then he insisted that federal agencies should accept on the basis of intelligence rather than on diversity. He added that air traffic controllers should be 'geniuses'.
As a reference, he pointed to a report from the FAA that the staff was 'too white'.
During his term of office, Buttigieg bragged about raising FAA staff.
In an exit interview in December with USA Today, he spoke about his work with flight controllers: 'To say it to the point, FAA staff had on a process of deterioration, then stabilized under the Biden administration, and now it actually goes up . It is not that we did it at night, it is that we have changed the process from a problem that got worse for a problem that gets better. “
Other Democrats were critical about Trump's press conference about the tragedy.
“I just watched President Trump's press conference,” said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on the Senate floor.
“Listen, it's one thing for internet pundits to spit conspiracies, it is another for the president of the United States to throw away inactive speculation because bodies are still being restored.”
Democratic conference member Summer Lee van Pennsylvania called Trump's comments 'absolutely mean'.
'A tragedy happens, and instead of mourning the lost lives, they use it to demonize marginalized people while continuing to discover our rights. Not to share facts, not to offer condolences – just to push an intolerant political agenda. Disgusting, “she wrote on social media.
President Donald Trump blamed diversity that creates the crash
Reporters in the briefing space of the White House for Trump's statement
President Donald Trump looks at his notes as he blows Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden
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Trump came to the press room of the White House to make a statement about the collision between American Eagle plane and a military helicopter. It was the first airline Crash in the United States since 2009.
On Wednesday evening, American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk -Helikopter on a training flight when it approached the runway on Ronald Reagan National Airport.
There were 60 passengers and four crews on board the flight from Wichita, and three members of the army on board the Black Hawk.
They are all believed dead. The search and salvation has been transferred to a recovery phase.
Search and rescue employees have taken 27 bodies out of the plane and one from the helicopter.
There has been no official reason for the collision. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
