Another day, another round of media pearl-clutching over President Trump doing what leaders are supposed to do—assess a national tragedy and speak the truth. Following Wednesday night’s catastrophic midair collision near Reagan National Airport, Trump took to Truth Social to point out a simple, undeniable fact: the Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high.
“It was far above the 200-foot limit. That’s not really too complicated to understand, is it???” Trump wrote.
And, predictably, the usual suspects in the media and government are clutching their pearls, scolding Trump for “speculating” before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) finishes its investigation. Funny—when Democrats rushed to blame “Trump’s hiring freeze” before the bodies were even pulled from the water, the media had nothing to say about that. But now that Trump is pointing out a critical detail that may have played a role in the crash? Suddenly, we need to “wait for the facts.”
NTSB member Todd Inman, appearing on FOX Business, cautioned people not to jump to conclusions, stating, “Right now, we’ve not ruled anything in or out.” He stressed that investigators are still collecting black box data, conducting interviews, and gathering all available evidence before making final determinations.
That’s fair enough—but let’s be honest. If Trump had stayed silent, the media would’ve accused him of not caring. And if he had said something milder, they’d still be nitpicking every word. The point is, Trump’s statement wasn’t some wild conspiracy theory—it was a logical observation based on available information. And if the helicopter was flying above the altitude limit, that’s a detail worth talking about.
The Helicopter was MASSIVELY out of Maximum Height compliance for this Absolutely Critical Area of High Traffic Flight Path. Not Looking Good 😳🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/dLk9AYaOCx
— JAKE SHARP (@JAKESHARPREAL) January 31, 2025
Meanwhile, the NTSB continues its painstaking work at the crash site in the Potomac River. With 67 lives lost, this is the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in decades. Investigators are prioritizing the recovery of victims while securing the critical black box data that could explain exactly what went wrong. The sheer scale of this tragedy has left families devastated, with Inman describing them as “shellshocked” as they await official notifications.
And while the investigation is still unfolding, one thing is already clear: the Biden administration’s aviation policies deserve serious scrutiny. We already know they prioritized diversity quotas over competence in FAA hiring. We know they let air traffic control staffing issues spiral into a crisis. And we know that a series of near-misses and safety lapses in recent years pointed to a system under strain.
Yet, instead of having an honest conversation about that, the media’s focus is on Trump’s tone. They’re much more concerned with whether Trump is being too blunt than whether the people running our aviation system are doing their jobs properly.
The American people deserve answers—not excuses, not deflections, and certainly not lectures about how we should “wait for the facts” while the same media outlets that invented the Russia hoax now pretend to care about investigative integrity.
