Former President Donald Trump characterized the federal response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a"betrayal" during a visit to the village where residents and local leaders are increasingly frustrated more than two weeks after the disaster.
The trip offered Trump, who is running for president in 2024, an opportunity to reprise a role he had as president, when he surveyed disaster damage and met with impacted residents following tragic events. He said he would donate cleaning supplies along with pallets of what he said was Trump-branded bottled water to residents who remain concerned about the quality of their drinking water.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited the site last week and tried to reassure skeptical residents that the water was fit to drink and the air safe to breathe. Buttigieg had said he would go to East Palestine when it was appropriate and his visit wouldn't detract from the emergency response. Now, a Transportation Department spokesperson said that it's"moving out of the emergency response phase and transitioning to the long-term remediation phase."
Almost three weeks after the derailment, the smell of chemicals that blanketed the village is mostly gone. But some residents close to the tracks say there's still an odor inside their homes.
Betrayal is republicans holding up infrastructure budgets that’s betrayal to the American people.
LMFAO…the pathetic orange clown is a freaking joke
Did he announce himself as the betrayer?
They do know their constituents' weaknesses & the gullible lies they sell them even though they help create the problem through deregulation
A betrayal of your term (Trump) when the rail lines should have been fixed.
The freaks unleashed a toxic mushroom cloud they weren't going to Ohio.
Then he needs to have a talk with the Gov who said NO
Nothing shows compassion and sincerity like Trump 2024 campaign banner. Charging all his expenses to campaign contributors. Just like Puerto Rico hurricane disaster and no help sent. Still rebuilding today. GOP ohiogop TheDemocrats fema
'Trump betrayal' deregulation because rail lobbyists gave $1.6 million to gopcongress. Follow the cash. That how Trump makes decisions. Blue collar red and blue are trash to him. GOP TheDemocrats
Well he's right and I'm sure CBS will try all they can to make it a circus and praise Biden for something to be equitable heh.
How convenient he brought his own podium so folks knew who he was.
So Democrats do f-uck all, including the Scranton Ohio president, Trans portation secretary Butthead, Lincoln Project mouthpieces etc. Yet they all pipe off cuz a Republican does. Just like the border, Afghanistan etc. No Dems to be found.
Another big lie for accommodating catastrophic.
The Republican Governor of Ohio is the one that turned down Federal aid when President Biden offered the state anything and everything just hours after the accident. You know that Trump and the GOP are liars. Why are you even listening to this line of BS.
Doing what he does best, campaigning on human suffering.
There is a word to describe politicians who try to make capital from other's misery. Twitter won't let me write it.
Never believe donut Donnie.
Wait til someone tells him that when he was in charge.. he scaled back regulations that caused thus whole mess... talk about betrayal... how does he help these folks? Expired trump bottled water.. tossing out maga hats.. and buying McDonald's... hahaha
🔴* Trump rolled back rail safety, right? ...hypocrisy at work here. 🤔°
Why is he there?🙄
He’s the one the reduced safety requirements! HE betrayed these people.
I reckon realDonaldTrump knows about betrayals, especially after all the affairs he’s had on his wives.
Trump going for a photo opp is more than the Dems have done at this point. They could have gone too but they don't care. We don't vote socialism in Ohio so Biden doesn't care.
This is laughable 🤣
FEMA blocking$$ to RED MAGA OH..
Grabbing the spot light.
Trump Trump Trump..2024,28,32,36,40 . For ever.. USA USA USA
He was right
True that
hello, this 45clown🤡 has no shame, because he never went to any disaster area went he was in W.H. the only one he went and it took him about 3 weeks, and he was complaining, and that was Puerto Rico, and what he did was throwing P.T. to the peoples🤡🤥🤡🫵
Please put him in prison!
wbz So, did he solve the problem he created? All those whining officials sitting on their hands for days just to stage this performance. People mean nothing to them. PoliticsOverPeople.
It's disgusting that they're using East Palestine as a campaign photo backdrop. The federal government is doing what they're supposed to be doing, and the Republican Governor is in charge of this whole operation.
The best thing Traitor Trump can do at this point is learn that some times the less said the better for the facts are out on how Callous he was regarding the safety of people.
As stated Traitor Trump went to Ohio for a photo opt. Traitor Trump ended RailRoad Safety Registrations & now wants to blame someone else for his failure.
And he was right
yeah he took away rules/law THAT WOULD OF PREVENTED THIS SITUATIONTRUMPISTRASHCRIMINALLOCKHIMUP
Trump is the betrayal. Then is going to have audacity to give them water (bottles). “Trump” water. 🤬
Are these people in the photo with the 2x impeached traitorous Trump that ignorant that they don't know Trump deregulated the braking systems that the Obama administration put in place? The criminal goes back to the scene of the crime he helped to commit.
wbz
Amazing how FakeNews will turn a story about Trump helping American citizens affected by a disaster into something bad.
Loser alert! Still trying to get some attention?
That big mouth bass, he was the one who canceled the order to have new brakes put onto trains, the order that was made by the Obama Administration
The media should not cover this traitor
White only night party?
He’s a disingenuous douche, but good at politics. All the crayon eaters will believe he cares, and that’s all that matters.
He’s right: his entire administration betrayed the residents of East Palestine by gutting train safety rules out of protecting profits by Norfolk Southern and the railroad industry.
This week, Biden promised Ukraine another $500 million to defend its borders. Last year, he approved $410 million for “enhanced border security” in Middle Eastern nations. If only he would dedicate as much attention and as many resources to our own borders. AmericaLast
Why, because Biden didn't fly in for a photo opp? Y'all know the EPA has been involved from the beginning right.
Why is the media covering this clown🤷♀️
Typical TFG, he deregulated safety standards, accident happens and he blames someone else.
Please stop putting him in the news. He has nothing to do with our country.
Says the guy who deregulated train car inspections. Lol, but let him grift if people are so gullible.
“Trump, who removed requirements for new improved braking systems, dares to show his face in East Palestine”
Mayhap he should have thought of this possibility before he rolled back the safety protections.
He’s right. He betrayed those people when he rolled back regulations on braking systems.
Was that before or after he gave them some expired water and maga hats?
Trumps betrayal
wbz Better than the blind eyes Dems who care more about other countries than our own.
Of course it is. And so is funding Zelensky Billions of dollars causing inflation and disasters in America. Open Borders, 6 Million illegals are here. More Homelessness. America is destroyed because of Biden.
He is betrayal on 2 feet. Admit it Don say I did this !!!
In a week, like a miracle, all the toxic waste will be gone.
Trump is grandstanding on something his administration relaxed safety measures for a Billion Dollar Profit company that could have prevented this from happening. He only takes credit for everything unless it’s responsibility for things like this
These deep red district rubes now want “big gumbment” and “socialism” to come bail them out? Oh the irony.
Will ANYBODY inside the media covering this visit have the seeds to ask the dotard why he rolled back the safety regulations?
How long are we continuing to allow this farce of a repeatedly failed wannabe?
Simply repeating what someone says is not always good journalism. Just a heads up
Trump caused it by deregulating the rail industry. Ohio refused federal help when Biden first offered it. MAGA tears are delicious 🤭
He's partially to blame but the Democrats are so incompetent they allow him to appear sympathetic. Our politics is beyond repair
wbz I love President Trump!
This is why news outlets like are no longer credible
wbz Why isnt the president visiting ? Why is american fronting the bill to defend europe ?
Mayor Pete is still on Maternity Leave
Donald Trump is about to experience pain & humiliation for tampering with our Democracy in a bid to illegally hold on to power. He will soon realize that an announced run for presidency is NO insurance for all his -including family, friends & associates, local & foreign- crimes.
He helped cause the crash. He betrayed them. What a piece of work
He is the toxic waste
Republicans run Ohio and EP, top to bottom, deregulate everything, cut corners for profit and cry that the government is too big….
OHHH BROTHER!!! 🙄speaking of Disasters… there he is! With his racist red hat on! 🙄🖕🏼
Who killed the regulations?
its the enemy within and i know the whole scheme
Why aren’t folks blaming trump for the derailment due to him bowing to lobbyists of the rail industry regarding those breaks
It was a betrayal. Only he's the betrayer! But buy your bottles of Trump Water in the meantime.
Duh.
Let me guess, he didn't say he was sorry for creating it.
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