Democracy Dies in Darkness

Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries

At news conference, Trump read a list of disabilities he calls disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019

President Donald Trump during a Thursday news conference about Wednesday night’s air collision at Reagan National Airport. (Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post)
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“All qualify for the position of a controller of airplanes pouring into our country, pouring into a little spot, a little dot on the map, a little runway.”

— President Donald Trump, decrying what he called DEI standards imposed by previous administrations, Jan. 30

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