US President Donald Trump spoke about the devastating crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter, which took place earlier that morning and claimed over 60 lives.

In a press briefing, Trump described the crash site as being “incredibly poor” and confirmed that “unfortunately, there are no survivors” from the incident near Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport.

He mentioned that the White House had “strong opinions” about what may have caused the collision, although the exact cause is still unknown. “We don’t know what caused this accident, but we have some very strong ideas and thoughts,” Trump remarked.

The president also criticized former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama for weakening air safety standards, referring to Wednesday night as “a dark and painful night in our nation’s capital and in our history.”

Trump committed to working “very hard in the coming days” and assured that his administration would offer support to those affected by the disaster, stating, “We believe we have some good ideas, but we will find out how this catastrophe happened, and we will make sure nothing like this happens again.”