the situation in 1mm re - ublic of the is eh? peemflsfée'e eseueds fl? e5? - is getting eh5 575m55f5e'5 e5f�*hee'5 5 e 5 - is getting worse - eh5 575m55f5e'5 e5f�*hee'5 5 e 5 - is getting worse even i congo is oettino worse even conflict has been though conflict has been facilitated, _ though conflict has been facilitated, the - though conflict has been facilitated, the situation| though conflict has been. facilitated, the situation is really _ facilitated, the situation is really bad _ facilitated, the situation is really bad right _ facilitated, the situation is really bad right now, - facilitated, the situation is really bad right now, i- facilitated, the situation isi really bad right now, i want facilitated, the situation is- really bad right now, i want to reallybadrightflnewrl walnut; - _ reallybadrightflnewrl walnut; - from - president - reallybadrightflnewrl walnut; - from - president if - reallybadrightflnewrl , , ,, - from president if you hearfrom this presi - u ' a. any hear from this president 'f yo -w_ hear from this president 'f yo - any plan in the _ hear from this president 'f yo - any plan in the future - hear from this president 'f yo - any plan in the future toi have any plan in the future to bring — have any plan in the future to bring peace _ have any plan in the future to bring peace in_ have any plan in the future to bring peace in the _ have any plan in the future toi bring peace in the democratic j:— 7 22-1: ,77 22-1: republic of congo. it is a very serious problem, _ republic of congo. it is a very serious problem, i _ republic of congo. it is a very serious problem, i agree, - republic of congo. it is a very serious problem, i agree, buti republic of congo. it is a very l serious problem, i agree, buti serieeserebiemg leg-flee. belt! think it serieeserebtemg leg-flee. belt! think it is appropriate don't think it is appropriate right now to talk about it but don't think it is appropriate righ a low to talk about it but don't think it is appropriate righ a very o talk about it but don't think it is appropriate righ a very serious jout it but don't think it is appropriate righ a very serious problem. you see—e??? you yet ,, ,e,;ee?——fl— you yet know the names of 67 people who killed the e»? peopte'whn wer- like the 67 peo'pte'whn wererkftted - m- the 67 peo'pte'whn wererkftted - like - are blaming l democrats and dei policies and air-traffic— democrats and dei policies and air—traffic- and - air—traffic control and seemingly— air—traffic control and i seemingly. member air—traffic control and - seemingly. member of the air—traffic control and _ seemingly. member of the us iwho whowas 7 who was flyin- that 7 hawkrwas flyin- that hawk helicopter, that hawk helicopter, don't black hawk helicopterrdofll - w— black hawk helicopterrdofll - think you are _ black hawk helicopterrdofll - think you are getting - you think you are getting ahead of the _ t - you think you are getting ahead of the i, �* of the investigation? i don't think so at _ of the investigation? i don't think so at all. _ of the investigation? i don't think so at all. with - of the investigation? i don't think so at all. with the - of the investigation? i don't i think so at all. with the names of people, you knew you eff $555??? §5e eh??? §5e the e�*e “55555? tiff“: eh??? tiff“: the of ef theeeeete em: “gee em: the of the mean the names of the people who are on the plane? you think thatis who are on the plane? you think

that is going to make a they are a group of difference? they are a group of people who have lost their lives, want a list of these; if tree tee-en's e hetfi�* names, we these; if tree 16se1t e hetfi�* names, we can these; if tree lee-1's e hetfi�* names, we can give the names, we can give you that, with that, in coordination with american airlines, are in american airlines, we are in very strongly coordination very strongly obviously with military but i think that is not a very am surprised from coming from you. based on your so do coming from you. based on your - so - do you _ coming from you. based on your - so - do you have - coming from you. based on your - so - do you have a i 272: 24:2: of who was 70 w”? affiliati- 70 wwi (m ; e it was the plane, the helicopter, - it was the plane, the helicopter, . traffici helimptetmafifie m control? can you assure people it is safe — control? can you assure people it is safe to _ control? can you assure people it is safe to fly— control? can you assure people it is safe to fly in _ control? can you assure people it is safe to fly in and _ control? can you assure people it is safe to fly in and out - control? can you assure people it is safe to fly in and out of- it is safe to fly in and out of dc? — it is safe to fly in and out of dc? i— it is safe to fly in and out of dc? . it is safe to fly in and out of dc? 1, y 1, dc? lbaye; iven, ou . ~ em dc? lbaye; iven, ou . ~ am dc? lpaye, iven, outhe dc? lpaye, iven, nu and it was based on analysis and it was based on vision. we a lot of people vision. we have a lot of people that saw was happening, we people, 11111 11j 1 people who {7 people who knew; had some people who knew what was there were 222: but they were given very late. those warnings given ate. those warnings given very those warnings given very late. s warnings given very late. it tarnings given very late. it was ngs were given very late. it was almost as if they were a almost as if theyrwere given. a �*seconds later there almost as if theyrwere given. a �* seconds later there was a few seconds later there was a crash. have been trash. ltrshoaldhave been up trash. ltrshoaldhave been up earlier. trash. ltshoaldhavs been up earlier. but the brought up earlier. but the people in the helicopter should

seen where zseenzwhere: they . seen where they were have seen where they were going. i can't imagine people with 20 vision seeing with 20 20 vision not seeing what is happening up there. 1221 e they shouldn't have been the they shouldn't have been 7 7t7he7sa7m7e7 should'nt have been the same shouldn they e been the same shouldn they are ten at the same height. they are going in reverse directions or directions. sideway directions. obviously to be at different want to be at different heights. i sit all the time when i am flying, going when i am flying, planes going in the opposite, always lower, in the oppositeralways lower. are somehow there is we are higher. somehow there is screw—up, there is not going a screw—up, there is not going to a tragedy, it will be to be a tragedy, it will be closed but there never going 777be7a7tra7g7edy7 7 7 7 777be7a7trag7e7dy7if7 7 7 777bea7trag7edy7ifyou7 7 777be7a7tra7g7edy7if7you7ai'e77 777be7a7tra7g7edy7if7you7are7o7n 777be7a7trag7e7dy7if you as in 37 to be a tragedy if you are on a different elevation. for reason, �* reason, they were at whatever reason, they were at the same elevation. and also the =em= clceetinfl 1511s elm "’*""'*""’ the =sfl1= clcestifm 1511s slefi' " " " the airlines from the american airlines side, he is along the track that every plane is along. what that every alerts is athl�*alhat— ,, — ——— 7—1 ~ ——— the that every alerts is athle�*tatlhatw ,, — ——— 7—1 ~ ——— the helicopter that every alerts is athle�*tslhatw ,, — ——— 7—1 ~ ——— the helicopter in was the helicopter doing in that track? it is very sad. but someone have visually, someone should have been able to see and take on that helicopter out of play and should have been at a

different height. you mentioned russians different height. you mentioned - russians on _ different height. you mentioned - russians on board _ different height. you mentioned - russians on board that - ehgsrj—j . 7 77.7!7 7-7g7l7enatzsssstess what seem - what other - i7�*77i17e7l377l71777.7!7 7-7g7l7enatzssaa7azj - v board her 17:12 i7�*77i17e7l377l71777.7!7 7-7g7l7enatzssaa7azj - v board that 77:12 i7�*77i17e7l377l71777.7!7 7-7g7l7enatzssaa7azj - v board that passenger 1" were on board that passenger plane? — were on board that passenger lane? 1, were on board that passenger lane? . _, , ., plane? ila-e! 1:1: if: we will be - we will be announcing about an hour. late a specific information. we very specific information. we are the we are calling the countries we have to of them but have spotter! to most of them bet were some have spoken to meet at them bet were some other countries represented. inaudible question have "mega, 7 have not, no. 75355 h7ot77, ain't 7 75355 h707t77, ho.7hlot7about 753975 7n707t7 mam this. i have not, no. not about this. have already issued an you have already issued an executive _ you have already issued an executive order— you have already issued an executive order you - you have already issued an executive order you say- you have already issued an| executive order you say will _ safety. - executive order you say will _ safety, this 277—77777777777 2—777 trash happened éftéf’thfl'etwfls’ - o_ trash happened éftéf’thfl'etwfls’ - order successful _ trash happened éftéf’thfl'etwfls’ - order successful and - trash happened éftéf’thfl'etwfls’ - order successful and what i the order successful and what more — the order successful and what more do — the order successful and what more do you _ the order successful and what more do you need _ the order successful and what more do you need to - the order successful and what more do you need to change i pa 0 ple mtzeeeeeefeeeeeéz --eole safe? ~ ,, 2:75 27m 27- :——7 days a-o and we are in t z= -: = -: this is something that changes. this is something that should have been long should have been done a long time ago. actually, original time ago. actually, my original order have never been order should have never been changed and i think maybe you wouldn't have had this

maybe. we see in everyday life diversi maybe. we see in everyday life _ diversity hires l that very oftendiversilyjjltes - sometimes- that very oftendiversilyjjltes - sometimes issues, i that very oftendiversiw—hisl. ' .. - sometimes issues, as that very oftendiversiw—hisl. ' .. -just sometimes issues, as that very oftendiversiw—hisl. ' .. -just mentioned. issues, as that very oftendiversiw—hisl. ' .. -just mentioned. what ,, as that very oftendiversity—hgmes... ' .. -just mentioned. what plan you just mentioned. what plan do you — you just mentioned. what plan do you have? _ you just mentioned. what plan do you have? are _ you just mentioned. what plan do you have? are we - toi do you have? are we going to see firing? _ do you have? are we going to see firing? i_ do you have? are we going to see firing? i going _ do you have? are we going to see firing? i going to - do you have? are we going to see firing? i going to fire - 722: z -: of teersity hi-hs federal gaeemment in the federal government cosmic_ in the federal government cosmic what— in the federal government cosmic what plan - in the federal government cosmic what plan do - in the federal government cosmic what plan do you l in the federal government - cosmic what plan do you have? i y = -22 say the answer is - say the answer is yes. i é say the answer is yes. we é found he answer is yes. we é found people (er is yes. we é found people mentally we é found peof see ientally we competent. you see the language. the language is put out by them! i am not going to bore you by reading it again but these not people that be doing this particular should be doing this particular job. they would be very good jobs but 77 jobs but not; 77 jobs but notprople should 7 qh'éuié'fiew 7 77s7hould77b7e77do7ing7777 7 inguiéiigagifigin; who should be doing this particularjob._ who should be doing this articular “ob. ., . ., particular “ob. you have today blamed i diversity - particular “ob. you have today blamed i diversity element | =_—: then told us that - then told us that you - but then told us that you weren't_ but then told us that you weren't sure _ but then told us that you weren't sure that - made any mistake. controllers made any mistake. use - said _ controllers made any mistake. use - said perhaps - controllers made any mistake. use - said perhaps the - lise then said perhapsthe . .. 7 7 ..., . . ,... 7 pilots lise then said perhapsthe 7 77 7 7 7777 7 7 7777 7 pilots whether the helicopter pilots whether the ones — helicopter pilots whether the ones who— helicopter pilots whether the ones who made _ helicopter pilots whether the ones who made the - helicopter pilots whether the l ones who made the mistake. helicopter pilots whether the . ones who made the mistake. it helicopter pilots whether the . o| all who made the mistake. it helicopter pilots whether the . o|all underiade the mistake. it is all under investigation. i understand that, that is why uryin ii 7777777272? 7777777577 77 777 7777 777777 777 7777 tryin- to fi-ure i'm trying to figure out how you — i'm trying to figure out how you can _ i'm trying to figure out how you can come _ i'm trying to figure out how you can come to— i'm trying to figure out how you can come to the - i'm trying to figure out how- you can come to the conclusion

7 now that diversity - now that diversity had - z— z: e= _: §—= because i have common crash? because i have common sense, crash? because i have common sense. 0k? _ crash? because i have common sense, 0k? and _ crash? because i have common sense, 0k? and unfortunately, i crash? because i have common i sense, 0k? and unfortunately, a lot of people don't. we want brilliant people doing this, this is a major chess game at the highest level. you the highest level. when you 60 planes coming in during have 60 planes coming in during a short period and they a short period of time and they all in different are all comingin different you are directions and'yo'd are'deeling very high directions and'yocr are'deeling very high level computer with veryhfg’h’ levet com prefer a nd with veryhfg’h’ levet computer and very compact one the other computers. one of the ether i computers. one of the other i will tell you is we re were built, i was systems that were built, i was going to rebuild the entire systems that were built, i was going ti and uild the entire systems that were built, i was going ti and uild we entire systems that were built, i was going ti and uild we had 'e systems that were built, i was going ti and uild we had an system and then we had an that didn't out election that didn't turn out the weight should have. but did77n't build the didn't build the systems they didn't buitdthe'syst s they didn't find the systems - they spent - they didn't find the systems - they spent a - they didn't find the systems - they spent a lot. they didn't find the systems - they spent a lot ofi properly, they spent a lot of - renovating _ properly, they spent a lot of - renovating a - properly, they spent a lot of| - renovating a system, money renovating a system, spending — money renovating a system, spending much _ money renovating a system, spending much more - money renovating a system, - spending much more - than spending much more money than they would — spending much more money than they would have _ spending much more money than they would have spent _ spending much more money than they would have spent if- spending much more money than they would have spent if they- they woutd have spenlilthey - bought a new _ they woutd have spenlilthey - bought a new system - they woutd have spenlilthey - bought a new system for had bought a new system for air-treftic_ had bought a new system for air—traffic controllers, - air—traffic controllers, - the - air—traffic controllers, - - the computerised there are cert7 systems. there are certain companies _ systems. there are certain companies that _ systems. there are certain companies that do - systems. there are certain companies that do a - systems. there are certain - companies that do a - good companies that do a very good job, they didn't use them, 77 that 7 7 7 7l7h3l7éhdu7ldu§7 used companies that shouldn't have doing it. ithink used companies that shouldn't have doing it. i think it have been doing it. i think it is very to understand

some 'obs, and not only that some jobs, and not only this but this hot air—traffic have to be the level 77 77 7777level7of7 77 77 hest level of genius 7 highest level of genius ask you about the ice to ask you about the ice skaters— to ask you about the ice skatersl a _ to ask you about the ice skaters l a moment. to ask you about the ice - skaters l a moment because the skew i m— skew - ice—skating committee - skew - ice—skating committee was i 7777777.77777777777777777777777 7 7 77777—77777777777777777 7 7 77777—777777777777777 7 7 egg r, lug, , fl, , ...:.7s but stem - m_ atom - but the implication| esteem - but the implication of real but the implication of this— real but the implication of this policy— real but the implication of this policy is _ real but the implication of this policy is stemming i real but the implication of. this policy is stemming from efforts that begamundec _ m- efforts thatbegatcundec _ biden or- efforts thatbegatcundec _ biden or the l efforts thatbe, . . -. _ biden or the is z= -: demonstrably false. who said that, you? — demonstrably false. who said that. you? i is _ demonstrably false. who said that, you? i is on _ demonstrably false. who said that, you? i is on the - that, you? it is on the website. _ that, you? it is on the website. it _ that, you? it is on the website. it was - that, you? it is on the website. it was 2013, e;i7:77777: eti7z77777: fff777f theinncehcofocg _ t°°~ thei 7 �* g l l too.my administration, too. my question— administration, too. my question is— administration, too. my question is why - administration, too. my question is why didn't . administration, too. my. question is why didn't you change _ question is why didn't you change - policy - question is why didn't you . change - policy - your administration? i f= first administration? i did. i the first administration? i did. i - the obama - first administration? i did. i - the obama policy i first administration? i did. i. - the obama policy and first administration? i did. i- - the obama policy and we changed the obama policy and we had a very good and then had a very good policy'afid'then came in had a very good policyafidthen came in changed it biden came in and changed it and when i came in, three days signed a new order it to the highest :=: 77 of77intelligence7.

of inte are nce. 7 of7inte are goi7ng to stay thisnew 77 77 7 this new 77 77 it7 this new 77 77 it is with this new conference, it is we will stay extraordinary, we will stay with it —— analyse it to alert you to is finished. to alert you to ,, pictures can in those pictures you can see in the corner, another huge story taking place with the release of those palestinian prisoners, those at the live pictures those at the lluepictores from you can press the qr eli ifiéfiéh’tfifleéfi prggg 7515 qe you eéifiéfiéh’tfifleéfi prggg e55 qe you see eehheheheeeeeh eteee ehe ee you see there if eehheheheeeeeh eeeee ehe ee you see there if you want code you see there if you want 7 see continuing code you see there if you want , see continuing live coverage eo see coneinuino titre coueresss 77 77 77 7 77 that eo see "whens the “ease 77 77 77 7 77 that event. to see faatnur�*o the “ease ~ ~ ~ , ~ that event. two major events at the sam; time, happening at the same time, let's return to the white house focus its, let's return to the white house i �* . ., , let's return to the white house 7, . . ., , is let's return to the white house i �* . ., , is it eefe’gto have 77777to have secretary helpful to have your secretary of transportation _ helpful to have your secretary of transportation confirmed? i of transportation confirmed? does — of transportation confirmed? does - intensify— goes this intensify your fer—www in --ettin other interest in getting other nominees— interest in getting other- nominees_ quickly? nominees confirmed quickly? sure, — nominees confirmed quickly? sure, we _ nominees confirmed quickly? sure, we went— nominees confirmed quickly? j sure, we want confirmations. nominees confirmed quickly? - sure, we want confirmations. we sure, we wantrconfirmationsr:we them fast. the democrats yvant them fast. the democrats doing everything they can 7 7del7ay777 77 7 7 7del7ay777 77the7y77 7 7 7del7ay77 7 7 7the7y77ha7v7e7 7 7 7del7ay77 7 7 7the7y77ha7v7e7tak7en 7 long. we 7 long. we are 7 long. we are struggling to

a very 77 a7ve7ry good 77 7 a77v7e7ry good people 7 7 a7ve7ry good peopl7e7tha7t get a very good people that everybody knows going to be fff ff 7 7 butwe 77 77 but we are 7strug7gling confirmed but we are struggling get them out faster, we want to get themout faster; we want out faster. it is a good them out faster. it is a good question, actually. we have pushing, sean, been pushing, sean, everybody knows sean for a long time, he got many votes got many, many democrat votes but want to take as long but they want totake as tong they can to stop they ask 2—2: 2—7: f—f f- questions like some of the questions like some of the questions peter would ask that were totally irrelevant and not very good questions they very good questions but they want to just keep it going and going as long as possible. i going as long as possiutee ! very going as tong as possiutee ! very honoured that was very honoured actually that you got so many democrat votes, it was really good. inaudible can tell anything about trainin- helicopter was the training the helicopter was involved — the training the helicopter was involved in? _ the training the helicopter was involved in? - tartill- the training the helicopter was involved in? _ the training the helicopter was involved in? these will come up involved in? these will come up in the investigation, _ involved in? these will come up in the investigation, you - involved in? these will come up in the investigation, you don't i in the investigation, you don't know. the helicopter was

in the investigation, you don't know. the fthe )pter was in the investigation, you don't know. the fthe wrong �*as in the investigation, you don't know. the fthe wrong place at obviously in the wrong place at the wrong time and a tragedy occuued. the wrong time and a tragedy occurs a- 77 the wrong time and a tragedy occurs 7, , occurred. please. you have been critical of — occurred. please. you have been critical of the _ occurred. please. you have been critical of the current _ and you have called —ave called m and at u have called —a, 5 called the his referrfl— atfie t'rn ”w i the letg refenoe'atfseéet'ot -... curious... efégféfiéi da s auo. curious... efféijiziéi da s auo. what curious... iizzeeii da s auo. what is curious... gfééféfiéi da saao. what is our three days ago. what is your to the three days ago. what is your - to the american i three days ago. what is your . - to the american public fff f f in the weeks and months ahead? should _ in the weeks and months ahead? should they— in the weeks and months ahead? should they feel— should they feel hesitant to fly? — should they feel hesitant to fly? if— should they feel hesitant to fly? if. could _ should they feel hesitant to fly? if. could clarify - fly? 7!f ,, ' _the said fi— perhaps the secretary said when he said — perhaps the secretary said when he said that _ perhaps the secretary said when he said that this _ perhaps the secretary said when he said that this helicopter- 7 _ f off co ntfn7f was on a continuity of government- was on a continuity of. government- i was on a continuity of government ., �* government mission? i don't know what — government mission? i don't know what that _ government mission? i don't know what that refers - government mission? i don't know what that refers to. - government mission? i don't i know what that refers to. they were practising, they do that, call it practisin- and they call it practising and thatis they call it practising and that is something should f _f it is only be done. it is only continuity the sense that we want in the sense that we want to -,,.. 7—7 sf .......7 a in the sense that we want to ..7.. 7—7 w .....u.. a very in the sense that we want g}... 7 77 7 .. a very good in the sense that we want te~7 7 77 7 .. a very good people =—= —222 f _f has to77 be has to7 be in ehee hee ee he ih eeheiheiee that ehee hee ee he ih sentinuity that what ehhe hhe eh he ih continuity that what they refer to. and that is what they refer to. but was basically practice but it was basically practice and it was a that

and it was a practice that worked out very badly. worked out very, very badly. should people be hesitant to fly should people be hesitant to fty right— should people be hesitant to fty right now? _ should people be hesitant to fly right now?— fly right now? no, not at all. i would fly right now? no, not at all. i would not _ fly right now? no, not at all. i would not hesitate - fly right now? no, not at all. i would not hesitate to - fly right now? no, not at all. i would not hesitate to fly. . fly right now? no, not at all. i would been sitate to fly. . fly right now? no, not at all. i would been many to fly. . fly right now? no, not at all. iwould been many years . fly right now? no, not at all. i i would been many years since fly right now? no, not at all. i i would bl like nany years since fly right now? no, not at all. i i would bl like nan) has rs since something like this has the collision is just happened. the collision isjust something that we don't expect to happen. we going7:o happen. ffwe7 going7to1appen. fwe7 going7to have in. we going7to have the we going7to have the highest e going7to i we the higheste going7to i we have iighest e going7to i we have already level people. we have already of the people that already hired for that have already hired for that position, long before we knew posttion, tong before we knew this, long before. from about this. long before. from 77 time about this. long before. from . . time we came in, i started the time we came in, i started going and getting the best going out and getting the best people because said it is not going out and getting the best people becé what said it is not going out and getting the best people becé what theyit is not going out and getting the best people becé what they are not appropriate what they are doing. i think it is a mistake. they tremendous mistake. they like to do things and they like to them77 7 them77 far 77 77thernf 7 ago 77 77 77 77thernf 7 ididfidlhisf 77 77thernf 7 7f7ar7 difdlhisl; take them too far and this is sometimes what ends up 7 7 that, 7 7that, i'm happening. with that, i'm not blaming the controller. i'm 77 are things that saying there are things that you could like the you could question like the height �*the the height of the helicopter, the of the plane, at

height of the plane, being at the level and going in the same level and going in directions, it is not positive. but are already pebpg. e e e: people.7fl7y7ingi57 7 7 7 gougingn’g’is’u’e’i’y”' hiring people. flying is very safe, we have the safest flying in the world and due 7 ke77ep7it7777 777 7 77 7 7 ke77ep7it7777wa7y.f 7 77 7 7 ke77ep7it7 7 77wa7y.fthank 7 ’ 7' f _ff all very much. thank all very much. 7thank you you all very much. thank you very much, everybody. you all very much. thank you very mun well, erybody. you all very much. thank you very mun well, amody. you all very much. thank you very mun well, an extraordinary, studio: well, an extraordinary, extraordinary press conference from donald trump. it on from donald trump. it went on about half an hour or so. for about half an hour or so. accusing joe biden and barack si of lowering their safety obama of lowering their safety standards. at one stage, talking at length about talking at tengthsbeut ~ . ~ . controllers needing air—traffic controllers needing be of the highest to be of the highest standard, needing to of superior . he7 7 he7said intelligence. he said he77 777 77 7 77 that back in 2016 but changedthat backeinr’a’sts but had changed it back biden had changed it back to lower the standards and then read out at length the faa's push, the inclusivity diversity push, the inclusivity plan, pointing the finger at

that for standards and that for lowering standards and then another extraordinary section where he seemed to the simply—prejudge the that has barely investigation that has barely he talked about investigation that has barely he talks coming on a that was normal. he said path that was normal. he said the helicopter was going at an the helicopter trues gel-oasis" . ... that was the helicopter trues gel-oasis" . w that was bad. angle that was completely bad. the pilot have had the pilot should have had visuals, it cold and clear e'eheee ie ehe eeee ehe hehf fff fff fff there e'eheee ie eeee eeee ehei eleef fff fff fff there was plenty �*time and there was plenty of time for the helicopter to go up, down, it is the opposite down, turn. it is the opposite of what it was told went on of what it was told and went on to say that we will be studying of7 .7 of7this itseems 7 77 of7this it seems to 7 77 all of this but it seems to me out of common sense that things that shouldrf't happened that shouldntheee " ' ' " the happened that shouldnfhaee " ' ' " the helicopter happened. the helicopter obviously in the wrong place. again then when he again then returning when he was to dei was questioned to blame dei hiring. one of the as hiring; qfine at the riperc as what evidence hiring; qfine at the ripfirt as what evidence do you saying, what evidence do you have for that? and he said, it have been. 7have been. we don't know. could have been. we don't know. then another question from

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what happened and then the president carries on to say he has some opinions that he wants to share and is not going to to share and he is not going to wait investigations to take yyait for investigations to take long time for the sake of a long time for the sake of the families, for the sake of everyone. as have been 27: 7 he7went he went on 7 he7went on to recapping, he went on to question why the planes were fff at the7 height. he flying at the same height. he said questioned no one said he questioned why no one had seen that they on f-f for each other. course for each other. he why the individuals questioned why the individuals inside the helicopter, those inside the helicopter. those. of neighbours of the military, hadn't seen the it hadn't seen the aircraft, it hadn't seen the aircraft, it hadn't changed its course. he also to lay at the also seemed to lay blame at the feet of the air—traffic controllers well those controllers as well as those of the just f - really expressing that sense of bewilderment to how this bewilderment as to how this could have happened right beside the here at beside the runway here at reagan national airport that reagan national airport as that plane was into land and plane was coming into land and had just taken the helicopter had just taken off. that piece of the off. then that piece of the press conference there which he returned to in the questions, seeming to lay the blame again

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