U.S. President Donald Trump responds to the “terrible accident” that occurred when a plane collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

"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.

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!!!", - writes Donald Trump on the social network.