FACT CHECK: Threads Post Falsely Claims Trump Said He ‘Didn’t Have Time’ To Meet Families Of DC Plane Crash Victims

A viral post shared on Threads claims President Donald Trump purportedly said he “didn’t have time” to meet the families of the Washington, D.C. plane crash victims.

Verdict: False

Trump told reporters he did not have any plans to visit the crash site, but he would meet with the families of the crash victims, a Jan. 30 video from The Washington Post shows.

Fact Check:

The Trump administration has begun firing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees following the recent fatal crash between a Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial flight, according to The Associated Press. Among the workers who have been fired is one air traffic controller, the outlet reported.

The Threads post, which has received over 40,000 likes as of writing, claims Trump purportedly said he “didn’t have time” to meet the families of the Washington, D.C. plane crash victims.

“Friendly reminder that Donald Trump will be the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl… YET ‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash….,” the post, which does not provide a source to support its claim, reads.

The claim is false. Trump told reporters he did not have any plans to visit the crash site, but he would meet with the families of the crash victims, a Jan. 30 video from the Washington Post shows.

Likewise, Check Your Fact did not find any reference to the purported remark on Trump’s personal or government X accounts, his TRUTH Social account, or his verified social media accounts. The White House does not appear to have publicly commented on the claim, either.

In addition, Check Your Fact did not find any credible news reports to support the claim. Actually, the opposite is true. On Feb. 14, PolitiFact debunked the claim. The outlet cited a Feb. 1 article from The Independent, which stated that Trump would not be visiting the crash site but would meet with the families of the victims. (RELATED: No, Trump Didn’t Threaten To Deport All Ghanaians)

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines flight on Jan. 29 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, according to ABC News. Sixty-seven people were killed as a result of the crash, the outlet reported on Feb. 5.

Check Your Fact has contacted the White House for comment.