- Safiu Kehinde
United States President, Donald Trump, has expressed his displeasure with the collision between a passenger jet and an army helicopter near the Reagan National Airport (DCA) near Washington as he held that the disaster could have been prevented.
Trump, in reaction to the tragic incident which has claimed over 30 lives on Thursday, stated that the plane was on a perfect and routine line.
Stressing that it was a clear night with the airplane clearly indicating its presence with its blazing lights, the US President faulted the helicopter for not changing its course.
He also faulted the control tower for failing to tell the helicopter what to do as it approached the descending plane.
“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time.
“ It is a CLEAR NIGHT; the lights on the plane were blazing, why the helicopter didn’t go up or down, or turn.
“Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane? This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented.
“NOT GOOD!!!’’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.