Ex-USA soccer star Taylor Twellman hastily deletes tweet calling Washington plane crash ‘suspicious’
Former USA soccer star Taylor Twellman quickly deleted a post on X calling the shocking collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane ‘suspicious’.
Sharing a clip of the crash on Thursday morning, Twellman wrote: ‘You can’t tell me this isn’t suspicious. My heart aches for those on that plane. Literally everyone’s worst nightmare.’
Officials said that are no survivors from the incident that occurred on Wednesday night. Twellman, who played 30 times for the USA soccer team and now works an analyst on Apple’s Major League Soccer coverage, was quickly criticized by his followers for his post.
One responded immediately to him, saying: ‘Conspiracy theories don’t f***ing help Taylor. I live in DC like 10min from Reagan, they share air space with Joint Base Bolling.
‘So it’s common to see Airport planes and mil aircraft flying overhead, the problem came down to horrible communication, either with (ATC) or the Helo.’
Twellman deleted the post and responded to the comment saying with a saluting emoji and the word: ‘Deleted.’
Taylor Twellman deleted a social media post calling the Washington plane crash ‘suspicious’
There are no survivors from the horrific incident that occurred on Wednesday evening
The collision took place as the American Airlines flight carrying 64 people made its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport shortly before 9pm ET.
A Black Hawk helicopter flying a training sortie cut through the airspace from the opposite direction under cover of darkness, with both aircraft seemingly unaware of the other’s presence.
They slammed into one another just 400ft above ground, erupting in a violent explosion before plunging into the freezing Potomac River below.
More than 300 first responders and rescue workers were deployed to the Potomac on inflatable boats while others erected searchlights to illuminate the murky waters in a desperate hunt for survivors.
But no one is thought to have survived the brutal mid-air collision that ended with the wreckage of both aircraft sinking to the bottom of the gushing river.
Former Washington Commanders quarterback Robert Griffin III was left stunned by the news, posting on his X account: ‘Prayers up for everyone involved in the plane crash at DCA.
‘How in the hell did a Blackhawk Helicopter run into an American Airlines plane? Man, please stop and say a prayer for everyone on board to be found and alive.’
Jake Paul posted on Thursday morning: ‘Damn. How does that even happen. Prayers and condolences to all impacted from the Potomac tragedy.’
President Trump, meanwhile, raised questions about what happened in a post on Truth Social Wednesday, saying: ‘The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport.
‘The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn,’ he asked.
Trump continued: ‘Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!’
He wrote a short follow-up post on Truth Social saying: ‘What a terrible night this has been. God bless you all!’
