Donald Trump fans in East Palestine eagerly cheered Wednesday when the former president visited the site of the toxic train derailment.
Trump landed at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon to meet with local leaders and first responders at East Palestine's fire station. Speaking to his crowd of supporters, the former president claimed that"nobody" had planned to come to East Palestine until he announced his trip., is scheduled to appear at the site.
Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the East Palestine Fire Department station on February 22, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio. In inset, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg gives a speech on January 31, 2023, in New York City. After Trump's Wednesday visit, Buttigieg is scheduled to be in town on Thursday.
"I was focused on just making sure that our folks on the ground were all set but could have spoken sooner about how strongly I felt about this incident, and that's a lesson learned for me," he said on Tuesday."I am very eager to have conversations with people in East Palestine about how this is impacted them."
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