At a news conference, Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019.
A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation safety oversight.
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.
An air traffic controller was allowed to leave their post early on the night a passenger jet collided with a helicopter above Washington DC, a report has claimed.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
No survivors had been found as of early morning in Washington, while D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser said bodies had been recovered from both aircraft.
President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington.
After mourning the loss of victims in an air collision in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump pivoted quickly to placing the blame.
The USA Fact Check Team digs into comments made about the FAA and diversity efforts in the wake of the DC plane crash.
President Donald Trump cast political blame on the previous Democratic administration during a press conference about the fatal collision.