President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport. But his remarks quickly became a diatribe against diversity hiring and his allegation — so far without evidence — that lowered standards were to blame for the

Jessica Tarlov knocked the president for leaning on "one message" during his press briefing on the deadly midair collision.

There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.

The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating air travel.