Donald Trump played the blame game at his first news conference since an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River.Among those in the president’s crosshairs was Barack Obama,

Obama personally released a statement on his X account, expressing his grief over the crash, which further confirmed that he was not aboard the helicopter.

Donald Trump played the blame game at his first news conference since an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River. Among those in the president’s crosshairs were Barack Obama,

American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA. Rescue operation is underway and US President Donald Trump has said that t

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

FURIOUS Donald Trump blamed the deadly American Airlines crash on diversity and hapless officials as he addressed a grieving nation. The president confirmed all 67 people had died after a jet and

Recovery work continues at the crash site in Washington, where all 64 people on board an American Airlines flight died along with three soldiers on a military helicopter. Meanwhile, a report has found air traffic control tower staffing was "not normal" for the time of day.

President Donald Trump addresses the nation following a fatal collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army 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.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Federal aviation investigators vowed earlier in the day that they will find the cause of a horrific collision. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at a briefing that the agency wants to assure the American public it will "leave no stone unturned in this investigation .

Following the mid-air collision between an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter in which all 67 are feared dead, US President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed former Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama for lowering air safety standards.