Promises Kept: Vice President JD Vance Visits East Palestine, Ohio

Posted • February 3, 2025: Today is the second anniversary of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials. Asked if he was going to travel to East Palestine to survey the damage, President Joe Biden explained that he'd already done "a whole video" on Zoom. A reported reminded Biden of East Palestine in September of 2023, but Biden said he hadn't had the occasion to visit because "there's a lot going on." At last, the White House announced that Biden would stop by in February of 2024. Biden dropped in on February 16, more than a year since the derailment of 38 cars carrying hazardous materials. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to East Palestine on February 23, 2023 — a day after former President Donald Trump visited the area. So former president Donald Trump visited to survey the damage just short of a year before President Biden.

Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to East Palestine Monday on the second anniversary of the derailment. 🚨 VP JD Vance has just arrived at the site of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. He’s joined by Sen. Bernie Moreno and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Trump and Vance PROMISED to never forget the people of East Palestine, and just two weeks into their administration, they’re already back there. Promises made, promises kept! No, the Trump administration didn't forget about East Palestine. This administration is hyper focused on making sure people are not forgotten. This is amazing. They’re making that very clear, given they’ve also hit Western NC, California, Helene-stricken Virginia towns, and more. All in just TWO WEEKS! This is what leadership looks like. The forgotten people of America are forgotten no more. Joy Behar of "The View" implied that the people of East Palestine deserved the chemical spill for having voted for Trump — "Donald Trump, who reduces all safety." (…)

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