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Trump administration faces first big test with Washington air crash
The collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter came only six hours after Trump's new transportation secretary was sworn in, and just days after the arrival of the new Pentagon chief.
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AFP - Thu, 30, Jan 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump pauses for a moment of silence to recognize crash victims as he speaks to reporters about Wednesday's deadly midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2025. / REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
The deadliest US plane crash for a decade poses the first major test for Donald Trump's fledgling administration -- and for the president's plans to radically reshape the government, including the civil aviation agency.
The collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter came only six hours after Trump's new transportation secretary was sworn in, and just days after the arrival of the new Pentagon chief.
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