President Donald Trump called the Wichita flight crash an excruciating night in the nation’s history before quickly casting blame for why it occurred.

Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Blackhawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing

President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday night after a plane from Wichita, Kansas, and a military helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – President Donald Trump and his administration have been very busy with executive orders. On Wednesday, he signed an executive order that would prioritize and free up federal funding to expand school choice programs.

President Donald Trump has reacted to the devasting plane crash of an American Airlines flight that collided with a Black

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.

In total, all 67 people involved in the crash died, Trump confirmed today. In the wake of the tragic incident, President Trump addressed the nation, suggesting diversity hires, Joe Biden and Barack Obama were to blame.

Kansas lawmakers congratulated President Trump following his inauguration. “I congratulate President Trump on his inauguration and hope for a smooth transition today,” says Governor Laura Kelly in a news release from her office.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night,

It collided with a military helicopter on a training flight while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC. The airport's runways have since been closed while a search for survivors takes place.

In a live televised address, the President said the federal aviation administration was 'actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities and psychiatric problems'

President Donald Trump addressed the collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk Helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, D.C., late Wednesday.