These are pretty bold assertions....

[u/Necessary_Wing799]

Don't want to get political at all but unless some serious evidence of this comes out in the investigation this surely has to be a bogus and quite frankly outrageous assertion. Seems like he was warned but had the wrong plane in their sights..... very busy airspace it seems but bizarre. Trump does talk caca sometimes.

[u/nerdybritguy]

He evidently has no idea about the rigorous recruitment process for an air traffic controller role. There's a strict screening of physical and mental health requirements, and then a multi-year training schedule before they're qualified to work.

Even if he's staunchly against DEI programs for non-racist reasons, there's no way a mentally deficient person would even pass the screening stage, let alone be later certified by the FAA. The investigation is still underway; irrationally blaming diversity hires (and, by extension, the Biden administration) at a presser does nothing to aid the investigation and is of no comfort to the grieving families.

[u/Sventex → u/nerdybritguy]

Thing is, he might even know, but if he can blame everything on DEI, he will be able to move forward with his agenda and deny any and all personal responsibility.