JD Vance retracts DEI slur after final crash pilot’s name is released [Video]

Now that the army has released the name of the final pilot in last week’s deadly plane crash, vice-president JD Vance has been forced to walk back claims that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies were to blame – described by many as a “slur” against those involved.

Since the crash, Vance and President Trump have repeatedly claimed that DEI policies led to staffing storages among air traffic controllers, leading to the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter in Washington D.C which killed 67 people.

However, no air traffic controllers on duty during the crash have been named and the Army has released the names of the three people on board the helicopter: Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara, and Captain Rebecca Lobach.

JD Vance has since been cagey about directly blaming DEI, telling Fox News: “This is not saying that the person who was at the controls is a DEI hire.”

“But let’s just say, first of all, …