Pete Muntean reacted to the president pointing to the Federal Aviation Administration's diversity hiring during a briefing on the midair collision.

President Trump emphasized the need for “brilliant people” in air traffic positions while suggesting that DEI hiring practices might have been to blame for the deadly mid-air collision.

Following the mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Aviation Administration's diversity equity and inclusion policies.