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Trump Blamed After Another Plane Crashes

A medical transport plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday evening, with six people on board.

The Learjet 55 went down around 6:30 p.m. local time, shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri when the crash occurred.

A statement from JetRescue, the operator of the aircraft, confirmed that the plane was carrying four crew members and two passengers, one of whom was a pediatric patient. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, though the cause of the crash remains unknown.

“At this time, we cannot confirm any survivors. No names are being released until family members have been notified,” JetRescue said in a press release.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have both launched investigations into the incident, with the NTSB leading the probe.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro acknowledged the crash in a social media post, stating that he had spoken with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and that his team was coordinating with local emergency response agencies, including the Philadelphia Police, Fire Department, and Office of Emergency Management. “We are offering all Commonwealth resources as they respond to the small private plane crash in Northeast Philly,” he wrote.

Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Management described the situation as a “major incident” near Roosevelt Mall and advised the public to avoid the area as emergency crews worked at the scene.

Earlier Today

Government personnel received a strange request from the Trump administration in their inboxes just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday. It urged federal workers to quit their “lower productivity jobs” and seek employment in the private sector.

The mass email urged employees—including those at the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.)—to quit less than 24 hours after a plane crash in Washington D.C., which killed 67 people and was suspected to have been caused by air traffic controller staffing shortages.


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