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[–] Tramort@programming.dev 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Please bring another slander lawsuit against him

[–] aquinteros@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

yeah, he is god emperor immune... that's a waste of time

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 16 minutes ago

He's talking about himself

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

"We may never find out what caused this terrible tragedy, but rest assured that a minority was involved."

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

I agree with trumps sentiment. Old, fat, stupid, senile people should not be in positions that need to make critical decisions.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And Trump knows best, he has all the listed conditions himself.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 3 points 1 hour ago

In some way, it also symbolizes what he is doing to the country. His plane is just a bit bigger.

[–] meathorse@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Next time AF1 goes for a jaunt to pedo-island, the air traffic controllers that trump is insulting have an opportunity to become really American heroes...

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

More correct headline:

Trump yet again lies by making up rambling story about imaginary people causing an airliner crash before the dead bodies have gone cold

Airplane crashes a lot of times are very complicated with a lot of important factors leading up to the crash. This, combined with usually complete carnage and destruction, makes it that typical investigations take weeks, months, sometimes years.

Even if trump had been able to form a coherent message about the cause of this crash it would have been bullshit because never in the history of aviation did we know for certain what the cause of a crash was within 16 hours of a crash. It's. That. Simple.

Then again, this is trump, and no investigation will be made because this will become the official reason, the end

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 hours ago

Trump yet again lies by making up rambling story about imaginary people

You could have said the same thing about the eating dogs and cats diatribe.

He's lampshading the next groups he's going to round up. I bet there's going to be an expansion of mental health intake and transfers of the "criminal" insane to the new camps that are getting opened up.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He blamed it on DEI and NTSB ex chief said he did more to degrade the safety they’ve built than anyone in 40 years

[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago

Yes, he blamed DEI and specifically said it was due to the FAA hiring people with mental and physical disabilities.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

It's amazing how well this works on n his base.

[–] AliasAKA@lemmy.world 35 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

So he blames himself? Refreshing change of pace there.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

There is a good chance this was caused in large part by Trump and his enshitification efforts. Right now the entire federal workforce is demoralized by various actions of Traitorapist Trump, degrading the quality of government across all levels. Air traffic controllers are part of the federal workforce. They were also short staffed, which in itself was likely cause by the poor morale. Blaming the hiring of minorities makes no sense given that a big part of the problem was not enough staff.

Trump knows this and knows that other people will make that connection too, and so him blaming this on DEI was his way of deflect the blame away from his rapid enshitification of government.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 49 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

He doesn't actually care who or what is responsible as long as he can tell people it isn't him.

If he had half a brain he would just say investigations are ongoing whenever asked.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 24 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

If he had half a brain he would just say investigations are ongoing whenever asked.

No because the plan is to blame literally everything that goes wrong on minorities.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

You mean it's another of those trans illegal immigrants that escaped from an asylum that worked in an airport control tower in between all the pillaging and raping? It's crazy, how many are there of those anyway?

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

the plan is to blame literally everything that goes wrong on minorities.

Instead of Trump's own major enshitification of the quality of government causing the morale of federal workers to plummet.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Never give up a good or even bad opportunity to try and throw someone in front of a bus. An opportunity not seized is a opportunity missed.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 34 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Report is that one ATC was doing the work that's supposed to be done by two, due to staffing shortages.

[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago

Why's he gotta bad talk the president like that.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 217 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

He's going to use this as an excuse to repeal the Americans with Disabilities Act. I'm calling it.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 93 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Nostradamus [Belle] two days ago:

"If they keep the details quiet [of the recent closed-door meeting], you'll be able to tell what they're going after [in the budget] by listening to their rhetoric".

"They'll start scapegoating a demographic, to try and prime the [voter] base to accept their cuts."

(e.g.) "If they start talking about able-bodied people, it's Medicaid."

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 47 points 14 hours ago

it's in project 2025

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 25 points 14 hours ago

So many rascal driving MAGAots are about to have their face eaten.

Sucks it will affect decent folks.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 79 points 14 hours ago

Its like he goes out of his way to project.

Have you ever noticed how absolutely fixated this guy is on assigning people mental issues?

I am officially upgrading that from 🤔 to Ominous.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 169 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Sounds like a good description of the guy who just tried to fire the entire FAA.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 45 points 13 hours ago

severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, or other mental or physical conditions

So trump is confirming his numerous physical and mental deficiencies?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 114 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

So he’s accepting personal responsibility?

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 87 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I think I will blame Trump instead. He was dictator on day one. How could the Orange Turd let this happen!

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

He caused this to happen with his various actions of enshitifying the quality of government.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago

Magically, for 16 years none of these issues resulted in this outcome

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 81 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (12 children)

So no idea of really how the crash happened, don't have black boxes yet. But somehow knows it was dei. Right.

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[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

This is 10000% on Trump and Musk. I give them 30 days of they stay in the country

[–] FiremanEdsRevenge@lemmy.world 54 points 16 hours ago (23 children)

You killed 67 people, and it's only been a month of your "presidency."

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

TrumpBodyCount = TrumpBodyCount + 67

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 63 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

A month? 10 days, mate. Months have around 30 days, so he still has time to raise that number.

[–] amon@lemmy.world 63 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Holy hell it's only been 10 days

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 36 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

These 10 days have been the longest decade of my life.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 39 points 16 hours ago

Helicopters go up. Helicopters go down. They go up. They go down.

~ super intellectual president

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