DC chopper, plane crash live updates: At least 30 bodies recovered from Potomac after AA flight collides with military helicopter in deadliest US crash since 2009 

Victor Nava, Shane Galvin, Nicholas McEntyre and Nia Shakhnazarova / New York Post

 

First responders are in a desperate search for survivors after a military helicopter collided with a plane near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia Wednesday night, according to officials.

The American Airlines flight traveling from Wichita, Kan., collided with the military chopper while approaching Runaway 33 at the DC airport around 9 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

First responders have recovered at least 19 bodies from the river as of early Thursday, CBS reports.

Some 300 first responders endured dark, cold and windy conditions as they continue to execute “a rescue operation” hours after the crash.

Follow The Post’s Live blog for updates on the midair tragedy.

Bob Menendez Says Trump Was Right About One Thing After Being Slapped With an 11-Year Jail Sentence

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

Disgraced, corrupt, and convicted felon former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has had an epiphany. Still, it’s not what you think: the New Jersey Democrat was slapped with an 11-year prison sentence stemming from the corruption and bribery case that ensnared him in 2023. When addressing the media after the sentence was announced, Menendez took a Trumpian tone:

“President Trump was right. This process is political, and it’s corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system.”

Is he gunning for a pardon? Sure, but he’s not going to get it. Federal prosecutors were aiming for a 15-year prison sentence, essentially what they got from the judge.

When federal agents raided his home in May of 2023, almost $500,000 in cash, including gold bars, were discovered. Mortgage payments and luxury cars were also bestowed to the Menendez family as gifts from Egypt over favorable policy directions from Gold Bar Bob when he was on the Senate Foreign Relations…Read more, see X and video here.