re: Looks like a plane hit a Helicopter at DCA airport

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Exhibit A. JFC You act as though you have knowledge that no one else does. Please provide the direct link that you have. People have zero knowledge of what happened but yet feel compelled to try to link events to score political points.Truly sad and pathetic people.

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Read the word “potentially” which means no I do not know for certain anything. Neither do you

I think an objective person with no political bias whatsoever given 3 factual statements:

1. This kind of thing essentially NEVER happens

2. The government terminates multiple agencies and programs dedicated to prevent aircraft tragedies such as this

3. Like a week later this happens

Would almost always tend to consider the possibility of a correlation between those things

Reagan is damned convenient.

My go-to when I fly to DC. Hop the Metro and you're at L'Enfant Circle in no time.

Thought there was a news conference at 10:30?

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Breaking: Senator Marshall of Kansas is on way to the scene “Prays God Wraps his arms around each”

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aka Photo op

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2. The government terminates multiple agencies and programs dedicated to prevent aircraft tragedies such as this

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This is a flat out fricking lie and you should be embarrassed to type that shite out

frick you and everyone like you bitch

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2. The government terminates multiple agencies and programs dedicated to prevent aircraft tragedies such as this

3. Like a week later this happens Would almost always tend to consider the possibility of a correlation between those things

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Sure. If you ignore the fact that ATC did their job and contacted the helicopter. Keep trying though dumbass.

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Extremely unfortunate that a lot of air safety agencies and practices got terminated right before this happened

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Trump did not make any terminations in the FAA. The only order with the FAA was to change its DEI policies.

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President Trump on Tuesday issued an executive order directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to “return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring” and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

“I hereby order the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administrator to immediately return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring, as required by law,” the directive read.

“All so-called DEI initiatives, including all dangerous preferencing policies or practices, shall immediately be rescinded in favor of hiring, promoting, and otherwise treating employees on the basis of individual capability, competence, achievement, and dedication.”

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With the TSA he only terminated the head of the Transportation Security Administration and eliminated the members of an aviation security advisory group. They were expendable with no public safety risk. Nothing changed in the air traffic control towers.

You still haven't pointed out what agencies/employees were terminated

This is one of the most idiotic takes ever on PT.

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What are those black boxes on the side of the helo?

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CMWS countermeasure mounting points.