As questions swirl about how a regional jet colluded with a military helicopter right by Ronald Reagan National Airport in the Washington, D.C. area, President Donald Trump noted that Wednesday evening was a “CLEAR NIGHT.”
“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport,” the president posted on Truth Social. “The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane.”
“This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!” he added.
The collusion occurred around 9 p.m. Eastern Wednesday, involving a regional jet operating as an American Airlines flight from…
