Gov. Mike DeWine, fresh off a visit to East Palestine, called on President Biden to travel to the small Ohio community still reeling from a train derailment nearly a month ago that spewed a mixture…
“Look, he should come,” DeWine responded. “There is no doubt about it. The president needs to come. The people want to see the president. He should be there.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says “The people want to see the president” as he calls on Biden to visit the scene of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine.DeWine added that Biden never explained why he hasn’t yet traveled to the eastern Ohio community, but said “now is the time.”“Our people have been on the ground since, you know, two hours after it started. I will say that, you know, the EPA was there. They were there about the same time our people got there.
Rail cars burn a day after a freight rain derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3. The train had been transporting a variety of toxic chemicals.“I did a whole video, I mean, um, what the hell, on,” he continued before trailing off.
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