Pete Buttigieg Calls Out Trump Supporters for Suggesting Influence on Biden’s Visit to East Palestine Derailment Site

President Joe Biden has yet to visit the site of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a month after the incident occurred. The derailment has threatened the health and economic future of the village on the Pennsylvania border. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently called out former President Donald Trump and his supporters for suggesting that they influenced his own visit to the site.

The White House has yet to confirm when or if Biden will visit the site, but a senior White House official said that the decision is not being made in real-time. Buttigieg, who visited the community 20 days after the derailment and one day after Trump, also took aim at the former president’s promotion of Trump-branded water.

The derailment has caused a great deal of disruption to the community, and many are hoping that Biden will visit the site soon. Administration officials have said that there are no plans in motion for Biden to visit the hard-hit area any time soon.

Buttigieg has been critical of Trump’s attempts to gut rail safety regulations, and has urged the Biden administration to take action to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future. He has also called for increased investment in rail safety and infrastructure.

The derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has had a devastating impact on the community, and many are hoping that Biden will visit the site soon. In the meantime, Buttigieg has urged the Biden administration to take action to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future.