By Katherine Tinsley
11:17am PST, Jan 30, 2025
On Wednesday, January 29, an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, resulting in many deaths.
Navy Seal Jake Zweig gave his expert opinion on the incident during an episode of Fox & Friends, but he seemed unimpressed with Ainsley Earhardt's questions.
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Navy Seal Jake Zweig gave his expert opinion on the incident during an episode of Fox & Friends, but he seemed unimpressed with Ainsley Earhardt's questions.
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Despite the crash being fatal, Earhardt wanted to know if travelers experienced agony in their final moments.
"It's a tough question to ask, but I'm always I always think about this when we report on someone who has died," she began.
"It's a tough question to ask, but I'm always I always think about this when we report on someone who has died," she began.
"What were those last moments like? Because you don't want anyone to be scared, but you also want people to say their prayers before and have a little bit of time," the broadcaster continued to ask, hoping that the travelers didn't suffer.
"But if I were in that situation, you just want it to be quick, you know? So, do you think when the plane crashes, when something like this happens, there's no pain, right? The people don't experience that," Earhardt added.
"But if I were in that situation, you just want it to be quick, you know? So, do you think when the plane crashes, when something like this happens, there's no pain, right? The people don't experience that," Earhardt added.
Zwieg was taken aback by the way Earhardt framed her question.
"Golly!" Zwieg exclaimed. "Can you give me a harder question now?"
"I know, I know," Earhardt quickly replied. "But I just want to make sure they didn't fall through the air and land on the water."
As an experienced veteran, Zweig gave a direct explanation of what occurred.
"Yeah. I mean, I can't really go out and say that it was a pretty kinetic crash," Zweig stated. "We've all seen the big explosion. Obviously, the helicopter's rotor blades went through the bottom of the aircraft, aircraft turned and crashed into the water."
"Yeah. I mean, I can't really go out and say that it was a pretty kinetic crash," Zweig stated. "We've all seen the big explosion. Obviously, the helicopter's rotor blades went through the bottom of the aircraft, aircraft turned and crashed into the water."
According to reports, 64 American Airlines travelers were killed in the accident.
"I imagine at most you probably had eight seconds of absolute terrifying fear," Zweig explained. "I mean, we obviously we can't go talk to any of the victims, But, I mean, probably the most horrific thing that you could live through."
"I imagine at most you probably had eight seconds of absolute terrifying fear," Zweig explained. "I mean, we obviously we can't go talk to any of the victims, But, I mean, probably the most horrific thing that you could live through."
President Donald Trump used the incident to further his disapproval of DEI initiatives Joe Biden and Barack Obama implemented.
"I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary," Trump said at a press conference. "Only the highest aptitude. They have to be the highest intellect and psychological aptitude that were allowed to be qualified for air traffic controllers."
"I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary," Trump said at a press conference. "Only the highest aptitude. They have to be the highest intellect and psychological aptitude that were allowed to be qualified for air traffic controllers."
The politician later shared that his hypothesis hasn't been confirmed.
"We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas," Trump said. "We'll find out how this disaster occurred and we'll ensure that nothing like this ever happens again."
"I put safety first. Obama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first," he later claimed.