President Joe Biden will finally visit East Palestine, OH.
A train derailment on February 3, 2023, devastated the town, spilling numerous toxic chemicals.
People in and around the town had to evacuate. Many have never returned.
A year. It took Biden a year:
Fox News reached out to East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway to find out when he thought the most helpful time would be, and he told Fox News, in “my personal opinion the best time for him to come would be February of 2025 when he is on his book tour.”Conaway additionally told Fox, “The President is always welcome to our town,” adding, “that being said, I don’t know what he would do here now.”
In September, Biden said it would “be a while” before he visited East Palestine because of his busy schedule.
Between February and September 2023, Biden went on numerous vacations, visited Ukraine, toured Florida after Hurricane Idalia, and even went to Hawaii after the horrible wildfires.
East Palestine, OH, is 4 hours and 44 minutes away from the White House.
Former President Donald Trump stopped in East Palestine, bringing pallets of food, water, and cleaning supplies.
Officials are still cleaning up the area.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Norfolk Southern, describing the derailment as avoidable.
People around the town have experienced medical problems since the derailment. CDC team members investigating the spill also fell ill.
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