{"id":2397432,"date":"2025-01-31T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-cnns-kaitlan-collins-during-plane-crash-briefing-thats-not-a-very-smart-question\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:00:09","slug":"trump-slams-cnns-kaitlan-collins-during-plane-crash-briefing-thats-not-a-very-smart-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-cnns-kaitlan-collins-during-plane-crash-briefing-thats-not-a-very-smart-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Slams CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins During Plane Crash Briefing: &#8216;That&#8217;s Not a Very Smart Question&#8217;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-slams-cnns-kaitlan-collins-during-plane-crash-briefing-thats-not-a-very-smart-question%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=2397432&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a>, President Donald Trump criticized CNN \u200dreporter Kaitlan \u2063Collins while discussing\u200b the tragic\u2063 collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army\u200c Black hawk helicopter in\u200d Washington, D.C., which resulted in the loss of all lives on board. During the conference, Trump blamed the crash on \u2062the &#8220;woke&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-yes-obama-and-biden-had-faa-hire-people-with-intellectual-psychiatric-severe-physical-disabilities\/\" title=\"Fact Check: Yes, Obama and Biden Had FAA Hire People with Intellectual, Psychiatric, Severe Physical Disabilities\">hiring \u200cpolicies<\/a> of \u2064previous administrations, especially\u200c those of Barack Obama and \u200cJoe Biden, stating that he \u200cplaces safety above political correctness.He specifically mentioned the\u2063 Federal\u2063 Aviation AdministrationS (FAA) focus on\u200d diversity, equity, \u200band inclusion (DEI) in\u200d hiring, which he claimed detracted from safety measures. Collins challenged Trump&#8217;s assertions, questioning whether it\u2063 was too early to assign\u2063 blame \u200dbefore the examination \u2063had\u2062 concluded. Trump dismissed\u200d her concern, asserting that the\u200b names of the deceased would be released \u2062soon \u2063and implying that such details \u200dwere not central to\u200b the discussion. \u2064The day before the crash, Trump had signed an \u200cexecutive order to\u2062 revoke\u2064 the FAA&#8217;s DEI hiring practices, further \u2064emphasizing his stance.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump slammed CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins at a news conference Thursday, in which Trump briefed the media about the Wednesday air collision in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the conference, Trump criticized former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for their administrations&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">woke hiring policies<\/a>, suggesting they played a role in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I put safety first; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-always-gracious-melania-cleverly-exposes-obamas-infinitely-petty-frauds-truly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama<\/a>, Biden, and the Democrats put policy first,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He later cited verbatim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-action-faa-pushes-hire-people-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the hiring parameters<\/a> of the Federal Aviation Administration, which focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShRYdYTtIx8?si=co8N5ueFKoo_SZwb&amp;start=291\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\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>Several reporters threw pointed questions at Trump regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-defies-trump-forbids-residents-clean-sites-another-dei-specialist-discovered-behind-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEI<\/a> comments specifically.<\/p>\n<p>Among them was Collins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t yet know the names of the 67 people who were killed, and you are blaming Democrats and DEI policies and air traffic control and seemingly the member of the U.S. military who was flying that Black Hawk helicopter,&rdquo; Collins said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you think you&rsquo;re getting ahead of the investigation right now?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t think so at all,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-something-north-carolina-biden-administration-never-conceive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said. &ldquo;You mean the names of the people that are on the plane? You think that&rsquo;s going to make a difference?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are a group of people that have lost their lives. If you want a list of the names, we&rsquo;ll be giving that very soon. We&rsquo;re in coordination with American Airlines; we&rsquo;re in coordination very strongly &mdash; obviously &mdash; with the military, but I think that&rsquo;s not a very smart question. I&rsquo;m surprised coming from you,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump to CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not a very smart question &mdash; I&rsquo;m surprised, coming from you.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZrIOICJ5tg\">pic.twitter.com\/ZrIOICJ5tg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1885007287405699512?\">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>Just one week prior to the accident, Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ends-dei-madness-and-restores-excellence-and-safety-within-the-federal-aviation-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Executive Order<\/a> dismantling the FAA&rsquo;s DEI hiring practices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Presidential Memorandum orders the Secretary of Transportation and FAA Administrator to immediately stop Biden DEI hiring programs and return to non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring,&rdquo; the order read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/updates-horror-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-potomac-prayer-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Wednesday night<\/a>, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., sending flaming debris into the Potomac River below.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty passengers and four crew members were aboard the jet, while 3 soldiers were aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nascar-driver-turns-into-real-life-superhero-in-helene-response-with-ceaseless-heroic-efforts\/\" title=\"Retired NASCAR Driver Turns Into Real Life Superhero in Helene Response with &#039;Ceaseless Heroic Efforts&#039;\">helicopter &#038;mdash<\/a>; a Sikorsky H-60.<\/p>\n<p>None survived.<\/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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He also took aim at former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, blaming their &#8220;woke&#8221; hiring policies for contributing to the incident. Trump stated, \u201cI prioritize safety; Obama, Biden, and the Democrats prioritize policy.\u201d He referenced the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s hiring criteria that emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Collins challenged Trump on his comments regarding DEI policies by pointing out that they did not yet know the identities of the 67 victims and questioned whether he was prematurely assigning blame before an investigation was complete. Trump dismissed her concerns: \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so at all&#8230; If you want a list of names, we\u2019ll provide that soon.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Just a week before this event, Trump had signed an Executive Order to eliminate DEI hiring practices within the FAA. The tragic accident involved an American Airlines jet colliding with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington D.C., resulting in no survivors among those onboard either aircraft<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-39.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9373,38027,3634],"class_list":["post-2397432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cnn","tag-kaitlan-collins","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-39.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397436,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397432\/revisions\/2397436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}