President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon provided an update on the plane and helicopter collision Wednesday night that left everyone on board both aircraft dead.
During his first appearance in his second term in the White House briefing room, the president called the crash, involving an American Airlines-operated flight and a U.S. Army helicopter, a “tragedy of terrible proportions.”
He said the U.S. military and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, saying it’s still not clear what caused the disaster. There were no survivors on board, he said, confirming fears expressed by Washington officials earlier in the day....
