The incident, according to President Trump, was a “bad situation” that “should have been prevented.”

“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport,” he wrote on his social media site Truth Social.

“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!!! What a terrible night this has been. God bless you all!”