White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday blasted Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer for blaming President Donald Trump for a Delta airline crash in Toronto, claiming it was "irresponsible" to do so.

The passenger plane, which flew out of Minneapolis, landed upside down at the Toronto Pearson airport on Monday. No deaths have been reported, but 21 people were injured.

It comes after a separate collision killed all 67 people on board an American Airlines flight and the military helicopter it crashed into last month.

The Democratic senator on Monday blamed Trump and his administration for firing over 300 Federal Aviation Administration employees when aviation mishaps are happening in the country.

"I’m thankful that everyone in the flight incident in Toronto that took off from Minneapolis is safe, but we keep seeing these incidents day after day," Schumer posted on X. " Meanwhile, Trump’s doing massive layoffs at the FAA—including safety specialists—and making our skies less and less safe.  Democrats are fighting to protect the flying public."

Leavitt pushed back on the claim in an appearance on Fox News' "America Reports," stating that no "air traffic controllers were let go by [Transportation] Secretary [Sean] Duffy."

"It’s incredibly irresponsible for Chuck Schumer to say such a thing when the investigation is still underway," Leavitt said. "The facts about the FAA are that no air-traffic controllers have been let go by Secretary Duffy or this new administration. In fact, Secretary Duffy has put great emphasis on hiring the best and the brightest air-traffic controllers who want to be part of the FAA."

Leavitt also emphasized Trump's recent executive order that eliminated diversity hiring to focus on "merit and skill-based hiring."

"We want the best and the brightest, the most competent individuals in positions especially of public safety at the FAA, the Department of Transportation, and all departments across this federal government, so we can best serve the American people," she added.

Duffy also emphasized on Monday night that the FAA's firings were only probationary employees, and did not impact air traffic controllers or "critical safety personnel."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.