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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Trump Speaks About the Fatal Passenger Jet and Army Helicopter Crash [Watch (HLS stream): Trump Speaks About the Fatal Passenger Jet and Army Helicopter Crash](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xjYqTpq0.m3u8) (3:57)  _Published 2025-01-30. President Donald Trump speaks on the deadliest U.S. major commercial aviation incident in 16 years. No one is believed to have survived a collision between a commercial aircraft and an Army helicopter by Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C._ --- Jan 30, 2025 7:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [No Survivors Expected After Passenger Jet Collided with Army Helicopter Near Washington D.C.](/video/Yc9CLlQY/) ### No Survivors Expected After Passenger Jet Collided with Army Helicopter Near Washington D.C. [Two Army Black Hawk Helicopters Crash in Kentucky Killing 9](/video/O1TvUEKr/) ### Two Army Black Hawk Helicopters Crash in Kentucky Killing 9 [Helicopter Crash Pearl Harbor](/video/J9nH8VWS/) ### Helicopter Crash Pearl Harbor --- ## Transcript I'd like to request a moment of silence for the victims and their families. Please. I speak to you this morning in an hour of anguish for our nation. Just before 9 p.m. last night, an American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew. Collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter carrying three military service members over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., while on final approach to Reagan National Airport. Both aircraft crashed instantly and were immediately submerged into the icy waters of the Potomac. Real tragedy. The massive search and rescue mission was under way throughout the night, leveraging every asset at our disposal. And I have to say, the local, state, federal military, including the United States Coast Guard in particular, they've done a phenomenal job. So quick, so fast. It was it was mobilized immediately. The work has now shifted to a recovery mission. Sadly, there are no survivors. This was a dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital and in our nation's history, and a tragedy of terrible proportions. As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly. And we are a country of really, we are in mourning. This is really shaking a lot of people, including people very sadly, from other nations who were on the flight for the family members back in Wichita, Kansas, here in Washington, D.C., and throughout the United States and in Russia, where we have a Russia contingent. Some very talented people, unfortunately, were on that plane. Very, very, very sorry about that. Whose loved ones were aboard the passenger jet? We can only begin to imagine the agony that you are all feeling. Nothing worse. On behalf of the First Lady, myself and 340 million Americans, our hearts are shattered alongside yours. And our prayers are with you now and in the days to come. We'll be working very, very diligently in the days to come. We're here for you to wipe away the tears and to offer you our devotion, our love and our support. We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas, and I think we'll probably state those opinions now. Because over the years I've watched as things like this happen and they say, well, we're always investigating. And then the investigation three years later, they announce it. We think we have some pretty good ideas, but we'll find out how this disaster occurred and we'll ensure that nothing like this ever happens again. The FAA and the NTSB and the U.S. military will be carrying out a systematic and comprehensive investigation. Our new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, his second day on the job when that happened. That's a that's a rough one. I'm also immediately appointing an acting commissioner to the FAA. Christopher Rochelle, a 22 year veteran of the agency, highly respected. Christopher, thank you very much. Appreciate it. And my administration will set the highest possible bar for aviation safety. We have to have our smartest people. It doesn't matter what they look like, how they speak, who they are. It matters. Intellect, talent. The word talent. You have to be talented, naturally talented geniuses. You can't have regular people doing that job. They won't be able to do it. But we'll restore faith in American air travel. 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