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

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.

US president Donald Trump outlined his theory on the Washington air crash in a bizarre press conference - blaming 'diversity policies'

Emergency services in Washington DC are searching the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following the incident just before 9pm on Wednesday night

A midair collision near Reagan National Airport has raised questions about aviation safety protocols, following Donald Trump’s controversial hiring freeze on air traffic controllers just days earlier.

Bakari Sellers said Wednesday, "I f***ed up, I own that...The only thing that matters is rescuing the survivors."

Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

No survivors had been found as of early morning in Washington, while D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said bodies had been recovered from both aircraft.

Trump did not cite any evidence that DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) hiring policies were related to the crash

After a 60-passenger American Airlines flight and U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air Jan. 29, a man shared the final text messages he received from his wife aboard the aircraft.