US President Donald Trump made a snide remark when asked about visiting the site of a deadly plane and helicopter crash in Washington DC. He indicated he would meet some victims' families but had no plans to meet first responders.

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Washington DC plane crashes: Donald Trump jokes about accident site visit, ‘Want me to go swimming?’

Donald Trump jokingly asked a reporter if he should swim to visit the Washington DC plane crash site. The president was asked if he had any plans to visit the site of the American Airlines and military helicopter collision, as rescue workers scoured the Potomac River. He replied: “I have a plan to visit, not the site. Because what, you tell me. What's the site? Water. We're going to go swimming?” Trump said he would be meeting with family member…

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Trump jokingly asks reporter if he should swim to visit DC plane crash site

Plane and helicopter crashed into the water after colliding in the air in Washington, killing more than 60 people. President said he wants to meet with the families of the victims.

Avião e helicóptero caíram na água após colidirem no ar, em Washington, matando mais de 60 pessoas. Presidente disse que quer se encontrar com as famílias das vítimas.

'Quer que eu vá nadando?', diz Trump ao ser questionado sobre visita a local de acidente aéreo

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'Do you want me to go swimming? ' , says Trump when asked about visiting the plane crash site

67 people were killed when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air on Wednesday night.

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Trump on Washington plane crash site visit: 'You want me to go swimming?'

"I have a plan to visit – not the site. Because what – you tell me. What's the site?"

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Donald Trump's American Airlines crash 'joke' as he asks 'we're going swimming?'

During a White House press briefing, a journalist asked Trump about his plans to visit the site of the deadliest US air disaster in two decades. The President dismissed the idea, quipping, "You want me to go swimming?"

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'Want me to go swimming?' Trump snaps at journalist on visiting plane crash site

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Every president will at some point have to deal with a national tragedy and there’s a tried-and-tested playbook on how to respond. First comes the sympathy for the families affected, then an acknowledgment of the sadness, followed by a promise to investigate the incident and ensure it doesn’t happen again. But, in the immediate wake of the Jan. 30 DC crash, Donald Trump tore up that routine and tossed it into the trash. His first move was to let…

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'You want me to go swimming?': Jaws drop as Donald Trump plumbs new depths of insensitivity after DC crash

Serena Williams' ex-coach Rennae Stubbs criticized President Donald Trump on his tone-deaf response when he was asked about The Washington DC plane crash incident.

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President Donald Trump mocked a reporter on Thursday for asking an absurd question about him visiting the crash scene of the passenger jet that went down in the Potomac River this week. The exchange happened after Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office and was answering a few questions from reporters. “Do you have a plan to go visit the site or meet with any of the first responders?” the reporter asked. “I have a plan to visit, not t…

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Trump Mocks Reporter Over Nonsensical Question On Plane Crash

U.S. President Donald Trump has no plans to visit the site of Washington's plane crash, where 67 people are expected to have died, and a journalist's question as to whether he plans to approach the site, the New York tycoon has pulled ironically."I have a plan to visit, not the place because, tell me, what is the place?The water?Do you want me to go swimming?" Trump, faithful to his sarcastic style, responded, despite speaking of the worst air t…

El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, no tiene previsto visitar el lugar del accidente aéreo de Washington, en el que previsiblemente han fallecido 67 personas, y ante la pregunta de una periodista sobre si planea acercarse al lugar, el magnate neoyorquino ha tirado de ironía."Tengo un plan para visitar, no el lugar porque, dime, ¿cuál es el lugar? ¿El agua? ¿Quieres que vaya a nadar?", respondió Trump, fiel a su estilo sarcástico, a pesar de est…

Trump, ante la pregunta sobre si visitará el lugar del accidente aéreo: "¿Cuál es el lugar? ¿El agua? ¿Quieres que vaya a nadar?"

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Trump, on the question about whether he's going to visit the crash site: "What's the place? Water? Do you want me to go swimming?"

Washington DC plane crashes: Donald Trump jokes about accident site visit, ‘Want me to go swimming?’

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