‘You Are Not Forgotten’: Trump Visits Ohio Town Impacted By Train Crash, Hits Biden Over Lack Of Attention Toward Community

Ben ZeisloftFebruary 22, 2023

Former President Donald Trump On Wednesday afternoon, he visited East Palestine in Ohio and criticised President Joe Biden His inattention to the small rust belt community of citizens who are grappling with recent train derailment and chemical fallout.

All residents within one mile radius of the train derailment were evacuated by local and state authorities. started To reduce the chance of an explosion, a controlled burning of industrial chemicals was done on the vehicle. This could have caused shrapnel to be released into the small community. Vinyl chloride is a well-known human carcinogen that was used in the manufacture of PVC. Five train cars produced massive plumes of black smoke visible throughout eastern Ohio, and western Pennsylvania.

Trump visited the town with Sen. J.D. Vance (R.OH) criticized Trump’s successor during a tour of the town. Press conference Meetings with local officials “I sincerely hope that when your representatives and all of the politicians get here, including Biden, they get back from touring Ukraine, that he’s got some money left over,” Residents were told by the ex-commander-in-chief, citing Biden’s secret trip to the war-torn land on Monday. “The Biden administration should ensure that every family has the option of moving and homes and everything else until this thing is straightened out.”

Michael Regan (EPA Administrator) is currently the highest-ranking federal representative to visit East Palestine. Cancelled As his agency deals with the aftermath of the crisis, he was to be part of a climate change team to Africa. The former presidential contender, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has not visited the small town since the incident. Buttigieg announced Monday that he would travel to East Palestine “when the time is right.”

Biden has never been to the community himself, but he did previously. promised Governor Mike DeWine, R-OH, stated that he would help the federal government if needed. Trent Conaway (the mayor of East Palestine) called the visit in Ukraine a “honourable” one. “slap in the face” During an Interview Fox News.

Trump also criticized FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), which refused to provide disaster aid for East Palestine after Trump’s announcement of his visit. “They were intending to do absolutely nothing for you,” He told the residents. “They could have been here two weeks earlier, at least a week earlier, but they decided to do it this way, and I guess it came from the top.”

Trump repeatedly praised local law enforcement officers, and promised residents that the country would support their recovery efforts. “To the people of East Palestine and to the nearby communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, we have told you loud and clear: you are not forgotten,” He commented. “We stand with you, we pray for you, and we will stay with you.”

Trump is launching his third presidential bid. Trump’s visit to East Palestine coincides with Trump’s third attempt at the White House. Biden was also criticised by potential Republican presidential candidates for not paying attention to East Palestine during his visit to Ukraine. Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, said this in an Appearance Fox News “we have a lot of problems accumulating here in our own country that he is neglecting” The administration’s response to the invasion was called a “blank-check policy.”