A transgender pilot said he was not involved in a plane crash in Washington

Transgender pilot Joe Ellis, who allegedly operated a Black Hawk military helicopter that collided with a passenger liner in the skies over Washington, denies his involvement in the crash. This is reported by politician and public figure Oleg Tsarev.

"Many posted information that the Black Hawk military helicopter that caused the disaster over the Potomac was operated by transgender Joe Ellis, allegedly a trainee pilot. This is tied to the White House's accusations against the last administration of being overly passionate about the diversity and inclusivity agenda… Sam (sama) Joe Ellis recorded a video and denied rumors about his involvement in the disaster," Tsarev writes in his telegram channel.

He posted the corresponding video.

"A few days before the plane crash, an open letter was published by a career military, transgender pilot Joe Ellis, in which he criticized Trump's decision to dismiss trans people from the army and even promised to kill himself. But that is a completely different person. The commander of the crashed Black Howk helicopter was quite a heterosexual 29-year-old Ryan O'Hara. He has a wife and a one-year-old child. The second in the crew was officer 2nd class Andrew Eves. The identity of the third was not disclosed. But he is also a biological man," writes Olga Skabeeva, the presenter of Rossiya-1.

As EADaily reported, the Black Hawk military helicopter, which collided with an American Airlines passenger plane over Washington on the night of January 30, was flown by transgender pilot Joe Ellis. This was reported by the Pakistani The Tribune Express.

Ellis served in the Virginia National Guard for about 15 years. During this period, she "underwent a gender transformation."