Trump Gives Remarks On Airline Tragedy From WH Briefing Room: 'An Hour Of Anguish For Our Nation' – EVOL

A somber President Donald Trump addressed the nation in the hours following a horrific mid-air collision between a commercial aircraft and Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., asking Americans to pray for the deceased in “an hour of anguish for our nation.”

From the White House Briefing Room podium, the Republican looked on gravely as he informed members of the media about updates he received overnight and into Thursday morning. His remarks came about 13 hours after American Airlines flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter on its descent to Reagan National Airport.

“Just before nine p.m. last night, an American Airlines regional jet carrying sixty passengers and four crew collided with an Army Black Hawk carrying three military service members over the Potomac River,” Trump announced. “Both aircrafts crashed instantly and were immediately submerged into the icy waters of the Potomac. Real tragedy.”

By early the following morning, search and rescue officials with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Fire Department predicted no one survived the crash, and its efforts would begin shifting to a recovery operation. So far, 27 bodies have been pulled from the river.

“I have to say, the local, state, federal, and military including the United States

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