Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to recruit and train qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans,

President Donald Trump blamed diversity hiring at the Federal Aviation Administration for Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C. — days after his new administration banned diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the federal government, including at the FAA.

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that he doesn't have evidence that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration were responsible for a fatal plane crash in Washington,