President Donald Trump has reacted to the devasting plane crash of an American Airlines flight that collided with a Black

Various airline-related staffing and regulatory changes were made on the heels of President Donald Trump‘s inauguration, just nine days before a tragic midair collision resulted in the deaths of 64 people.

Donald Trump gave a briefing on the Jan. 29 helicopter-airplane crash on Jan. 29, in which a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided midair with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.

The US President appeared to be stepping on the toes of Washington DC first responders early this morning when he made a series of bizarre claims following the plane crash

Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.

Bakari Sellers said Wednesday, "I f***ed up, I own that...The only thing that matters is rescuing the survivors."

No survivors had been found as of early morning in Washington, while D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said bodies had been recovered from both aircraft.

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the American Airlines jet involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C.

The names of some of the plane crash victims have started to emerge overnight, including a 12-year-old figure skater and a university professor. Meanwhile, black boxes have been recovered from the airliner and tests are being carried out in a laboratory.

The embers were still burning at the crash that killed 67 people on Wednesday when the president took to the podium to name the culprit: affirmative action.