If the legacy media wanted to prove that the movement for diversity, equity, and inclusion is a smokescreen for the Left’s woke priorities, it couldn’t do much better than USA Today’s response to President Donald Trump’s statement about Wednesday night’s horrific aircraft collision over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Trump blamed DEI for the crash, suggesting that misplaced priorities in the previous administration had contributed to an environment where officials cut corners on safety in order to achieve left-wing goals.

USA Today reported that “civil rights leaders” slammed Trump for the remarks, but the paper led its coverage with one of the least credible organizations in America today.

“Blaming a tragic air crash on what makes our country great, which is our diversity, equity and inclusion, it’s offensive, and it’s wrong, especially because we know these values make our nation stronger,’’ Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, told USA Today.

USA Today featured her quote in the second paragraph of its story, as Exhibit A of the backlash.

That was a mistake of epic proportions.

Trump offered condolences Thursday to the families of 67 people killed in the collision of an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet on Wednesday. He also pointed to DEI programs in federal agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration, as part of the problem possibly contributing to the crash.

Trump noted that he increased the standards for FAA officials during his first administration, but the Biden administration lowered them. He blamed then-Transportation........

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