Trump says Black Hawk was flying ‘too high’ in morning blitz about Biden FAA 

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President Donald Trump says the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s collision with a commercial plane over the Potomac River was “flying too high, by a lot.”

The New York Times reported that the helicopters were flying above 300 feet instead of flying below 200 feet as approved and at least a half-mile off the approved route.

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