President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the aviation sector and to assess aviation safety, as well as an executive order to appoint a new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Trump’s new executive actions come in the wake of a deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night between a passenger plane and a military helicopter.
Trump earlier on Thursday during a press briefing appeared to blame DEI for weakening the FAA. Later, in the Oval Office after signing the actions, he said he wasn’t sure if race or gender played a role in the collision near National Airport but added that “incompetence might have played a role.”
The memorandum on DEI orders for newly minted Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the newly appointed acting FAA administrator, Christopher Rocheleau, to ensure they undo practices that may have been in place during the Biden administration around hiring.
Posted by John3262005
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fucking loser
Can’t wait to blame DEI for every fuckup I make in the office.
I haven’t found much yet, but Rocheleau apparently has experience at the FAA. I’m assuming this is temporary until Stupid turns up someone who was fired from being a gym teacher for screaming racial slurs to take the role permanently.
As a NASCAR fan, I hate Teresa Earnhardt for what she did to Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) but blaming her for a plane crash is even a step too far for me.
[Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee](https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-homeland-security-priorities-committees-trump-tsa-d3e4398c8871ada8d0590859442e092c)
[And the new FAA head is:](https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/chris-rocheleau-ct-faa-trump-plane-crash-20066229.php) somebody with FAA experience, thank God.
I’m glad Fox didn’t have any talking heads who came to mind.
There are three things a Republican needs to make a sentence: a noun, a verb, and DEI.
The Hill are a joke for this headline
He was totally delusional in the mini press conference he had in the Oval Office. He started ranting about how ATC is incompetent because they often force planes to circle the airport for hours (His words, not mine) and said that top notch controllers can handle hundreds of planes at once. Someone should tell the doofus that planes are put in holding patterns to prevent collisions and ensure safe regulatory distance between aircraft. Has nothing to do with the “skill” of a controller.