On Thursday, President Donald Trump did the unthinkable – by the left’s standards – and offered to pray for journalists in the White House briefing room. This came just before he addressed the deadly midair collision of a military helicopter and a commercial jet on Wednesday night.
The president began by requesting a moment of silence before addressing the tragedy. “Now we mourn and we pray,” he said, “I’d like to ask all Americans to join me in a moment of silence as we ask God to watch over those who have lost their lives and bring comfort to the loved ones.”
Trump prays for the White House press corps. pic.twitter.com/1Cx2O2eBKA
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Trump ended his prepared remarks with, “God bless everyone in this room.”
The president also expressed that the likely cause of the collision was human error and noted the importance of hiring air traffic controllers based on competence and not DEI hiring.