The president, who once launched a now-defunct shuttle company and has dubious views on air travel, said in the wake of Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that jetliners have become “too complex to fly.”
By Toluse Olorunnipa Toluse Olorunnipa White House reporter Email Bio Follow March 12 at 3:24 PM After tweeting quotes from Fox News guests Tuesday morning about climate change and U.S.-Israel relations, President Trump settled on a topic where he considers himself an expert and spoke in his own voice.
Trump, who started an airline company that failed and outfitted his personal plane with gold seat belts, has taken a particular interest in the world of aircraft since his election in 2016. When flying on Air Force One, Trump often peers into the cockpit when a plane is about to land and he has publicly opined on the respective size and beauty of various runways. One of his main selling points for a $1 trillion infrastructure plan that has never gotten off the ground was the need to upgrade U.S. airports, which he has likened to those in “Third World” countries.
Trump is taking his dubious expert-in-chief approach to the complex arena of airplane crashes — and offering his opinion even before investigators have determined the cause of the latest accident. The president has claimed expertise in several other areas where he has no formal training. Trump, who uses an iPhone but does not send emails or use a computer, tends to favor old systems over newer technology.
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