President Donald Trump tore the performance of the army Black Hawk Helicopter team that died in a fiery crash with a passenger plane at Ronald Reagan of DC and asked how they could have fulfilled their predetermined escape route.
The extraordinary online missive of the supreme commander about his truth social account was blamed only one day after he blamed diversity acquisition practices among air traffic controllers for the crash who left 64 in the Potomac river near the White House.
Two of the deceased members of the army helicopter crew members have been identified. A female co-pilot still has to be identified, but Fox News reported that she had 500 hours of flying experience. They belong to the 64 who died in he crash.
'The Blackhawk helicopter flew much too high. It was far above the limit of 200 feet. That is not really too complicated to understand, is it ??? 'Trump posted Friday morning.
On Thursday he ordered an investigation into the fiery crash.
The New York Times reported that the helicopter flew half a mile outside his approved flight route and was around 300 feet during the impact when it should have been less than 200 feet.
President Trump said that it should not be 'too complicated' to understand that the Black Hawk -helicopter crashed with a passenger beam on Wednesday, flew past the forbidden height. 'The Blackhawk -Helikopter flew too high, with many,' Trump posted online on Friday
Trump's new Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth told Fox News Friday: 'We look at height and the president was clear about that: someone was at the wrong height. The research will help us understand that. Was the Black Hawk too high, was he on track? At the moment we don't fully know. '
Trump also said on Thursday that both aircraft were at the same height during an extraordinary few events of the White House where he blamed the rental practices for the crash and then struck a trip to the repair location with a joke about swimming.
The short post from Trump on the fatal flight path of the Black Hawk will be a recovery efforts to continue on the site where American Eagle Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk crashed during a nightly training mission.
The flight instructor has been identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves. Both he and the non -geidified female Copilot were evaluated during the flight.
'We ask you to pray for our family and friends and for all other families who suffer today. We ask for peace while we mourn, “his wife Carrie Eaves posted online.
Ryan O'hara is identified as the Chief Crew. He had a woman and a year old son.
Trump refused to criticize the military nocturnal training exercise when asked for it on Thursday. Neither did he cause problems with the heavy flow of air traffic on the busiest runway in the country.
Chief Warrant Officer 2, Andrew Eaves is identified as the pilot on board the Black Hawk Army Helicopter
Trump tore in Joe Biden, Barack Obama and former transport secretary Pete Buttigieg during his comments, who followed a moment of silence for victims
His immediate complaints about the Drew Howls from Democrats.
'It's one thing for internet pundits to spit conspiracy theories. It is another for the President of the United States of America to throw away inactive speculation, because bodies are still being restored and families are still being reported, “said Senate minority leader Charles Schumer of New York. “It just turns your belly,” he added.
