
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
Vice President JD Vance doubled down on President Donald Trump’s sentiments regarding the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., citing DEI policies as a reason for short staffing within air traffic control, leading to the tragic crash.
“[Trump] was being very explicit about the fact that DEI policies have led our air traffic controllers to be very short staffed: That is a scandal,” Vance stated on Sunday. “Thankfully it is a scandal that the president stopped.”
“So, there are two big issues here: No. 1, most importantly, again, you’ve got to have the right people in air traffic control. Air traffic control is short-staffed. And I think the elimination of DEI hires and DEI policies will allow us actually to hire the air traffic controllers that we need,” he continued.
Vance went on to express his condolences to the 67 individuals who lost their lives on Wednesday after a blackhawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight, plunging the wreckage into the Potomac River.
“Our hearts go out to everybody who was affected by it,” Vance stated, adding that he has spoken with the victims’ families.
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