MAGA lawmaker wonders ‘did DEI play a role’ in the deadly DC plane crash
MAGA lawmaker wonders ‘did DEI play a role’ in the deadly DC plane crash
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‘At this time, you hate to jump to any conclusions,’ Rep. Andy Ogles said before suggesting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could be to blame. Well, that didn’t take long. With first responders still recovering bodies from the Potomac River, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wondered aloud during a Fox Business interview on Thursday whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring policies played “a role” in the deadly midair crash over Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Ogles’s reaction comes just weeks after MAGA pundits and right-wing politicians attempted to blame the devastating Southern California wildfires on the Los Angeles fire department having women in charge, describing it as “death by DEI.”. Meanwhile, hours after Ogles pondered the role DEI played in the crash, President Donald Trump outright blamed diversity hiring for the tragic accident during a press conference at the White House.
“We can’t have regular people doing that job. They won’t be able to do it. But we’ll restore faith in American air travel,” he declared. “I will have more to say about that. I do want to point out that various articles that appeared prior to my entering office, and here is one. The FAA’s diversity push includes a focus on hiring people with severe intellectual and psych psychiatric disabilities.”.
