Before holding a moment of silence for the deceased, Trump bashed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), highlighting a memo that said the agency was “too white” during the Obama administration.

As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday baselessly blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety.

NBC White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Nicolle to discuss President Trump's response in the wake of the plane crash in D.C. despite not providing any evidence to back that up.