Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump visited the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
- Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the disaster and declared that the village was “not forgotten.”
- Local officials, including Republican Sen., were present at the firehouse to hear Trump’s remarks.
Former President Donald Trump visited the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday, criticizing the Biden administration’s response to the disaster.
The derailment, which occurred on February 3, saw more than three dozen freight cars, including 11 carrying hazardous materials, come off the tracks near the Pennsylvania state line. Trump visited Little Beaver Creek, a nearby Ohio River tributary, and spoke at a firehouse roughly half a mile from the site.
During his visit, Trump said he thinks it is “terrible” that President Joe Biden has not yet visited the site. He also said that the federal response to the disaster was a “betrayal” and declared that the village was “not forgotten.”
Trump’s visit to the conservative region of Ohio came with many of the hallmarks of a presidential visit, as he sought to contrast himself with Biden, who made a historic war zone trip to Ukraine’s capital on Monday.
Local officials, including Republican Sen., were present at the firehouse to hear Trump’s remarks. Residents and local leaders of East Palestine have become increasingly frustrated as the disaster enters its third week.
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