President Donald Trump's critics on social media pointed to some of his policies as contributors to a midair crash between a commercial jet from Wichita, Kansas, and a military Blackhawk helicopter.

After a passenger jet and an army helicopter collide in Washington D.C., Trump says DEI within the FAA could be reason for the crash. Read more here.

It was Trump's first press conference after a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter.

Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday suggested that President Donald Trump’s move to blame last week’s midair collision of a passenger jet with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., on diversity hiring was a calculated decision to distract from his own administration’s failings.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday that President Trump’s comments about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices in relation to a recent plane crash were made to avoid “tough questions.

Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.) on Sunday criticized President Trump for tying diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices to the plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) pushed back against President Donald Trump’s argument that DEI policies played a role in the recent plane crash near Washington, D.C., stating that it is “too early” into the investigation to make this claim.