President Trump has responded to the Friday evening aircraft crash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, expressing his sympathy for the harmless souls misplaced.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, a small airplane in Philadelphia fell out of the sky at round 6:30 pm. It reportedly crashed into a number of houses in Philadelphia, inflicting an enormous explosion and a number of casualties.
BREAKING: Plane in Philadelphia Explodes After Crashing into Row Houses (VIDEO)
Footage from a doorbell digital camera reveals a big explosion from a neighborhood close to the crash web site.
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Extra footage from the crash reveals the airplane barreling down into the homes “like a freaking MISSILE,” mentioned Nick Sortor.
HOLY CRAP! The aircraft in Philadelphia simply slammed right into a row of homes like a freaking MISSILE.
WTF? https://t.co/w9rHje9RWc pic.twitter.com/eTf0nlUARR
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 31, 2025
In response to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, six individuals had been on board the flight, which was en path to Missouri’s Springfield-Branson Worldwide Airport. Duffy additional confirmed that the Federal Aviation Administration and Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the incident.
Here’s what we’ve realized up to now.
A Learjet 55 crashed round 6:30 p.m. after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. There have been reportedly 6 individuals on board.
The aircraft was en path to Springfield-Branson Nationwide Airport in Missouri. The @FAANews and @NTSB will…
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 1, 2025
President Trump departed the White Home en path to Joint Base Andrews at roughly 5:20 pm ET after signing govt orders within the Oval Workplace.
He later arrived in Palm Seaside, Florida, at roughly 8 pm ET.
President @realDonaldTrump arrives in Palm Seaside, FL pic.twitter.com/w7Cw2QEekC
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 1, 2025
Duffy confirmed that he briefed the President simply earlier than 9 pm ET and mentioned investigators are on the scene.
Simply briefed the President and @GovernorShapiro from FAA HQ. I supplied the total assist of the @USDOT to the Governor and native officers.
Investigators are on web site. @FAANews pic.twitter.com/CZOjE8TFKk
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 1, 2025
After receiving a briefing, President Trump responded on Fact Social at roughly 9 pm ET.
So unhappy to see the aircraft go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Extra harmless souls misplaced. Our persons are completely engaged. First Responders are already being given credit score for doing an awesome job. Extra to observe. God Bless you all.
Notably, this newest incident comes after an American Airways flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a US army helicopter on Wednesday evening.
President Trump has blamed incompetence and DEI hiring practices as a possible explanation for Wednesday’s tragedy. The President addressed Wednesday’s crash throughout a press convention Thursday and identified the disastrous file of Pete Buttigieg, the DEI rent and former Transportation Secretary.
The Gateway Pundit will proceed to supply updates on the White Home’s response to the most recent airplane tragedy.
