After President Donald Trump blamed the DEI (variety, fairness and inclusion) hiring insurance policies of the Obama and Biden governments for the tragic mid-air collision between and American Airways airplane and a military helicopter, rumors unfold that one of many pilots of the helicopter was a transgender particular person — Jo Ellis. This was to attach Donald Trump’s reasoning with the mishap — till Jo Ellis issued a video claiming that she is certainly a Blackhawk pilot, however is alive and was not flying the ill-fated helicopter.
“Attention-grabbing morning. That is Jo Ellis. I’m a Blackhawk pilot with the Virginia Military Nationwide Guard. I perceive some folks have related me with the crash in DC and that’s false. It’s insulting to the households to attempt to tie this to some type of political agenda, They do not deserve that. I do not deserve this. And I hope you all know that I’m alive and effectively and this must be ample for you all to finish all of the rumors,” she stated including an announcement that the Division of Protection handles casualty notifications and confirmed that no Virginia Nationwide Guard personnel had been concerned within the Black Hawk collision.
What was the misinformation round Joe Ellis?
Jo Ellis’ social media posts had been scanned after she was mistakenly recognized as one of many pilots. Eager-eyed social media customers came upon that Ellis wrote many anti-Trump statements. “Simply ONE DAY earlier than piloting the Blackhawk that collided mid-air with a passenger jet over DC, transgender navy pilot Joe Ellis appeared on the Michael Smerconish podcast. Within the interview, Ellis expressed anger over Trump’s ban on trans service members, calling it a direct risk to a profession within the navy,” one social media submit claimed asking whether or not the DC crash was “one other trans terrorist assault” and whether or not Ellis crashed into the jet on objective.
“So now we’re studying that the Pilot/Co-Pilot ‘feminine’ who was on the Blackhawk is definitely a transgender who wrote a protracted letter ONE DAY PRIOR about “Gender dysphoria” and melancholy,” one other submit learn.
Who’s Jo Ellis?
Ellis is a Chief Warrant Officer and Black Hawk helicopter pilot who has served within the Virginia Nationwide Guard for 15 years, experiences stated. She served in fight zones in Iraq, together with different operations abroad. She serves within the navy part-time, and in addition works as an IT engineer within the personal sector.
Ellis started her gender transitioning in 2023 whereas serving within the Military and claimed that everybody in her unit was very supportive.
‘Blackhawk took a weird flight path’
Although the investigation is on, prima facie the military helicopter is being blamed for taking a weird flight path deviating from its scheduled route and in addition altitude. President Donald Trump this morning took to Fact Social claiming that the Blackhawk was flying increased than its 200-ft restrict. A New York Occasions report stated the helicopter pilot even confirmed seeing the American Airways airplane and the air visitors controller requested the pilot to go behind the airplane however it didn’t comply with that.
