Biden Defends Decision To Not Visit East Palestine And To Not Speak With Mayor After Toxic Train Accident

President Joe Biden justified his decision not visit East Palestine, OhioAfter a huge train derailment, there was a toxic leakage that has now reached the community.

An overheated wheel bearing on the 23rd rail car of 149 caused the derailment that occurred in Ohio’s small community of West Chester. All residents within one mile were evacuated by local officials. started To prevent a huge explosion, the train had to control the burning of vinyl chloride it was carrying.

Biden made the comments during an interview with ABC News host David Muir, which aired Friday.

“So do you plan to travel there and have you talked with the mayor?” Muir asked.

“I can’t recall whether, I don’t think I’ve talked to the mayor. I’ve talked to everyone else there,” Biden claimed. “Multiple times, talked to both the senators, both, both governors, I’ve talked to everyone that there is to talk to and we made it clear that everything is available.”

Biden says he “can’t recall” It would be great if he had spoken to the mayor in East Palestine, Ohio within the past three week. pic.twitter.com/kvVbtlmaUQ

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Biden says he “can’t recall” if he spoke to the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio, within the past three weeks. pic.twitter.com/kvVbtlmaUQ

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 25, 2023

Muir then asked Biden about comments that the mayor of East Palestine made regarding Biden’s decision to not visit the American town while instead finding time to visit a foreign country.

“It’s been three weeks now since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. As you know, the mayor says he saw you in Ukraine,” Muir said. “And he says it tells you he doesn’t care about us. They’re asking, ‘Is the president coming to Ohio?'”

“Do you have any plan to travel to Ohio?” Muir asked. “And have you talked with the mayor yet?”

“Let’s put this in perspective. Within two hours of that derailment, the EPA was in there, within two hours,” Biden said. “Every major agency in the United States government that’s had anything to do with rail and/or cleanup was there and is there.”

Biden smirks and immediately gets very defensive when a journalist tells him the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio, “says he saw you in Ukraine, and he says, ‘It tells you he doesn’t care about us.'” pic.twitter.com/VBML5Np5mV

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 25, 2023

Biden smirks and immediately gets very defensive when a journalist tells him the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio, "says he saw you in Ukraine, and he says, 'It tells you he doesn’t care about us.'" pic.twitter.com/VBML5Np5mV

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 25, 2023

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