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How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics
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Trump killed 67 Americans and it’s still January 2025.
The last time he killed about 450.000 so, today is still below average.
You're assuming that the plane crash is a full count. I'd be really surprised if some of the other things he's done this week (eg: limiting access to reimbursement for health care) haven't killed people.
This is an overreach that minimizes the people who are actually impacted by Trump's actions.
This was the heli pilot's error, plain and simple. Tower was following protocol and did not grant clearance because they were short on staff or something ridiculous like that.
Individual human failures are often a symptom of broader and larger systemic problems. Pointing out these systemic problems is not over reach.
They were short on staff because of Trump.
This specific tower was not short on staff, and again, ATC doesn't just start issuing faulty clearances when they're short staffed.
Use your brain.
New York Times reported that "Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report"
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/air-traffic-control-staffing-plane-crash.html
Yeah but the Democrats hate trans people!!
LOOK, A SQUIRREL!
A genoside squirrel!