{"id":2397155,"date":"2025-01-30T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-low-as-you-can-go-mainstream-media-leftists-attempt-to-pin-plane-disaster-on-trump-quickly-regret-it\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:46:42","slug":"as-low-as-you-can-go-mainstream-media-leftists-attempt-to-pin-plane-disaster-on-trump-quickly-regret-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-low-as-you-can-go-mainstream-media-leftists-attempt-to-pin-plane-disaster-on-trump-quickly-regret-it\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;As Low as You Can Go&#8217;: Mainstream Media Leftists Attempt to Pin Plane Disaster on Trump, Quickly Regret It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-low-as-you-can-go-mainstream-media-leftists-attempt-to-pin-plane-disaster-on-trump-quickly-regret-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses a recent tragic \u2064incident involving a plane and a helicopter colliding over Washington, D.C., which\u200c resulted in the deaths of \u200dover \u206360 people. In \u2064the immediate aftermath, some media figures, notably from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msm-falsely-accuses-oan-of-russian-propaganda-ignores-facts-attacks\/\" title=\"MSM falsely accuses OAN of \u2018Russian propaganda\u2019, ignores facts attacks\">left-leaning outlets<\/a>, attempted \u200bto blame former President Trump for\u200c the incident, erroneously linking it to his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">proposed federal workforce cuts<\/a>. This prompted backlash on\u200c social media, with critics condemning \u200dthe media&#8217;s quickness to politicize a tragedy. <\/p>\n<p>As some journalists deleted their posts and issued apologies, thay frequently enough faced skepticism about their sincerity. The article emphasizes a\u2064 growing mistrust of \u2064the mainstream media, particularly among conservatives, who feel that \u200cthe media consistently seeks to twist \u2062events\u200c for political \u200cgain, especially in the context of Trump. the \u2063discussion highlights a contentious climate where emotional responses to tragedy intersect\u2062 with political narratives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rescuers were still combing the Potomac for bodies, but leftists weren&rsquo;t letting it rest.<\/p>\n<p>After Wednesday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-passengers-downed-flight-included-american-russian-figure-skaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plane-helicopter collision<\/a> over Washington, D.C., some members of the mainstream media didn&rsquo;t waste a minute before taking to social media to cast blame on President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>And it didn&rsquo;t take long after that before they were taking it back.<\/p>\n<p>In a suspiciously similar flurry of posts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, journalists from New York; Nashville, Tennessee; and around the country took note of the crash and linked it to news about Trump&rsquo;s plans to trim the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The implication was ghoulish as it was obvious &mdash; that Trump&rsquo;s action had somehow played a role in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chilling-audio-reveals-air-traffic-controls-final-instructions-doomed-black-hawk-panicked-aftermath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still-unexplained tragedy<\/a> that reportedly killed more than 60 on board the American Airlines passenger plane and the U.S. Army helicopter&rsquo;s three-member crew.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>It was, as one X user put it, &ldquo;as low as you can go.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another absolutely horrid take, this time courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bakari_Sellers?\">@Bakari_Sellers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1) The hiring freeze did NOT apply to ATC.<\/p>\n<p>2) Even if the headline was accurate, using the death of 60+ innocent people to get a political dig in an hour after their death is as low as you can go.<\/p>\n<p>Say less. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hz5LSKL7eJ\">pic.twitter.com\/hz5LSKL7eJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Galluch (@DaveGalluchPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveGalluchPA\/status\/1884811821028180279?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But it was also wrong &mdash; and the assertions quickly disappeared from X.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes that happened with a weak apology. Sometimes it happened with plain &mdash; no doubt embarrassed &mdash; silence.<\/p>\n<p>On the weak apology front come CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chaos-not-ended-just-yet-cnn-guest-floats-idea-thatll-make-kamala-powerful-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bakari Sellers<\/a> and Nashville, Tennessee, television journalist Phil Williams of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel5.com\/about-us\/phil-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVF<\/a>. Both men published, then deleted posts, vaguely hinting at Trump&rsquo;s culpability.<\/p>\n<p>Both then apologized, though the sincerity of the apologies was questionable. Sellers claimed he was just &ldquo;frustrated.&rdquo; Williams claimed he&rsquo;d been misinterpreted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The Sellers&rsquo; post below <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devout-star-of-the-office-reveals-how-she-killed-scripted-joke-with-jesus-as-the-punchline\/\" title=\"Actress from &#039;The Office&#039; Shares How a Scripted Joke with Jesus Fell Flat\">includes vulgar language<\/a> that may offend some readers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deleted an earlier post because it unfortunately was interpreted as blaming tonight&rsquo;s tragedy on policies in Washington. That was certainly not my intent. As someone who has covered aviation safety for many, many years, I know that you cannot suddenly pull people out of an ATC&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZGst21atK\">https:\/\/t.co\/pZGst21atK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phil Williams (@PhilNvestigates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilNvestigates\/status\/1884824585893294386?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I deleted the post because timing matters. Politics at this point does not. I fucked up, I own that. I am very prayerful but I&rsquo;m also very frustrated upset and disturbed with where we are as a country. I recognize, and I will do better.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that matters is rescuing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bakari_Sellers\/status\/1884809986158547090?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  At least both had the semblance of decency to make some sort of public explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, New York City-based freelancer David Freelander, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidfreedlander.com\/dtrr1wfhcn9e5wkios33pku419beon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whose website<\/a> practically screams &ldquo;Northeastern Liberal&rdquo; and whose work includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-ocasio-cortez-will-run-chuck-schumer-easily-beat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fawning profile<\/a> of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/1_2_question\/status\/1884830291547562222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deleted a post<\/a> that linked the tragedy, but not before the X platform&rsquo;s &ldquo;Community Notes&rdquo; got involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good thing Community Notes corrects your post that&rsquo;s trying to turn a horrible tragedy political&hellip;..<\/p>\n<p>What a despicable thing to do by you.<\/p>\n<p>See the community note <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u4DcgBYGRD\">pic.twitter.com\/u4DcgBYGRD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AJH &ndash; Question Everything (@1_2_question) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1_2_question\/status\/1884830291547562222?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Like I said to that coward <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bakari_Sellers?\">@Bakari_Sellers<\/a> before he deleted this exact same tweet. Nothing in this headline has to do with the crash but you&rsquo;re such a partisan ghoul you couldn&rsquo;t help but try and politicize this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Publius (@MylesKamara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MylesKamara\/status\/1884810777846014261?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump-bashing posts are exactly the kind of reaction Americans have come to expect from the mainstream media since the former celebrity businessman&rsquo;s arrival on the political scene.<\/p>\n<p>Any normally rational person would have known intuitively on hearing of the crash that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/see-radar-track-raises-questions-dc-air-crash-questions-trump-asked-immediately-afterward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whatever the circumstances<\/a> that surrounded Wednesday night&rsquo;s collision over Washington, the chances that they could have had anything to do with Trump&rsquo;s order last week were minuscule to the point of non-existence.<\/p>\n<p>But normally rational people are interested in objective reality. That wasn&rsquo;t the issue here, political reality was.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/humiliating-floundering-kamala-harris-tries-blame-trump-bidens-border-disaster-exactly-backward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blaming Trump<\/a> for anything bad that happens in American life is the political reality the liberal media live in.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there are plenty of Americans who live in the real world and are on to the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You should be ashamed but somehow I know you&rsquo;re not.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atensnut\/status\/1884853581771153590?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You said what you said with a clear intention of politicizing it.<\/p>\n<p>You &ldquo;owning&rdquo; it is a cop out.<\/p>\n<p>Mask off moment.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/1884825071367168378?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Even if Reagan airport was shorthanded and needed more ATCs, they couldn&rsquo;t have been trained to work there in less than a week. This is just stupid.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gary Wayne (@revgarywayne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revgarywayne\/status\/1884831802935607528?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then there was this one, that probably summed up the feelings of virtually all conservative Americans on hearing the fallout from the plane crash tragedy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We really don&rsquo;t hate the media enough<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; aka (@akafaceUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akafaceUS\/status\/1884846251767959661?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We really don&rsquo;t hate the media enough,&rdquo; the user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hate&rdquo; might be too strong of a word, but there&rsquo;s no denying the mainstream media has spent decades building the environment where normal Americans view their offerings with mistrust, hostility, and a healthy dose of contempt. In fact, that&rsquo;s largely why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polling-history-trump-rockets-gop-highest-favorability-advantage-polls-history-leaves-dems-lowest-point-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump is the president<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>Trying to turn a tragedy into a political triumph before the bodies have even been found is no way to change that.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following the plane-helicopter crash in Washington, D.C., certain mainstream media figures immediately took to social media to blame President Donald Trump. It wasn&#8217;t long before they began retracting their statements. A wave of posts on X from journalists across various cities connected the incident with Trump&#8217;s recent plans to reduce the federal workforce, suggesting a link between his actions and the tragic event that reportedly claimed over 60 lives aboard an American Airlines flight and involved three crew members from a U.S. Army helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>As one user on X remarked, this response was &#8220;as low as you can go.&#8221; Another critical voice pointed out that not only did Trump&#8217;s hiring freeze not affect air traffic control (ATC), but politicizing such a tragedy just hours after it occurred was deeply inappropriate.<\/p>\n<p>The erroneous claims quickly vanished from X, often accompanied by weak apologies or silence from those who posted them. CNN&#8217;s Bakari Sellers and Phil Williams of WTVF in Nashville both published and then deleted posts hinting at Trump&#8217;s responsibility before issuing vague apologies\u2014Sellers expressed frustration while Williams claimed he had been misunderstood.<\/p>\n<p>While these two offered some semblance of accountability, others like David Freelander deleted their posts without explanation after being called out by community notes for attempting to politicize a horrific event.<\/p>\n<p>This pattern of blaming Trump reflects what many Americans have come to expect from mainstream media since his entry into politics. Rational individuals would recognize that any connection between the crash and Trump&#8217;s recent orders was virtually nonexistent; however, political motivations seemed to overshadow objective reality in this case.<\/p>\n<p>Many conservative voices expressed their discontent with how quickly some attempted to exploit this tragedy for political gain, highlighting a broader distrust towards mainstream media that has developed over decades\u2014a sentiment largely contributing to Trump\u2019s rise as president. 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