Washington, D.C.
The president compared the odds of a helicopter and plane colliding to golf balls striking one another on a golf driving range during the National Prayer Breakfast.
But that data, like the radar information from last week's deadly crash, doesn't tell the whole story.
The footage offered the clearest view of the collision over the Potomac River that killed 67 people.
The Democratic senator said the president had good reason to promote the baseless theory.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
American Airlines Flight 5342 is seen appearing to descend into the Washington airport as the Army Black Hawk helicopter travels straight into it.
Kiah Duggins’ family confirmed on Thursday that she was among the victims of the tragic incident.
Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter.
Pilots, lawmakers and aviation experts have been sounding the alarm about Ronald Reagan National Airport for a while.
The collision was the deadliest U.S. air crash since 2001.
A total of 67 people were on the American Airlines flight and military helicopter when they collided over the Potomac River Wednesday night.