Being objective, I dont see how this one is a political failing.. Trumps dumb administration decisions didn't cause this.. it looks like pilot error from the helicopter pilot.. it's an accident and a tragedy nothing else.
"The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport’s vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways. Those jobs typically are assigned to two controllers, rather than one."
Staffing shortages directly exacerbated by Trumps actions led to an unsafe situation that would not have happened if Trump were not president.
It's like where theres a fire at a school and someone tries to use a fire extinguisher, but its empty and was never recharged, so the school burns down and 67 people died. Then you find out the new mayor had disbanded and re-foremed the fire department, which usually is in charge of re-charging extinguishers at the school, but the chaos the department went through caused that task to be overlooked.
The mayor didn't start the fire. But his fucktarded short sighted actions created the scenario that got those 67 people killed.
But if the controller gave the correct instructions, and they were acknowledged and then ignored, having two controllers doesn't prevent the accident. It prevents other accidents.
The focus should be on military helicopter pilot competence and training.
You don't want to create situations where pilot error causes loss of multiple aircraft. They did it in part because air traffic control had one person doing two jobs. Doing that is a political decision in the name of "efficiency"
Leaving out emotion and reading what has been reported has lead me to believe that it was helicopter pilot's fault. What Trump is doing to the FAA is abhorrent and it will cause issues going forward, but I don't see his actions having caused this issue. The air traffic controller DID their job and tried to cofirm that the blackhawk go behind the CBJ. The pilot fucked up.