In the wake of President Trump’s Thursday press conference on the deadly and tragic mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), CBS senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe decried Trump for “jumping to conclusions” by saying diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs may have played a role in the incident. But near the end of his segment, O’Keefe started spewing a conspiracy theory that Trump was having secret calls with Russia dictator Vladimir Putin.
An anchor for CBS San Francisco, Elizabeth Cook was hosting the network’s CBS 24/7 coverage of the press conference and crash recovery efforts when she asked about Trump’s DEI comments: “Has there been any reaction to the President’s comments during this press conference about DEI policies playing a role in this?”
O’Keefe seemed to slightly annoyed with…
