The train derailment in East Palestine Ohio. New York Post/AP.
Joe Biden will finally visit East Palestine Ohio a year after the train derailment disaster. New York Post. Joe Biden had said that he would visit the site of the disaster but has not done so. Biden's presumptive opponent, Donald Trump, had visited the town quickly after the disaster. Trump sarcastically said that Biden will get a warm reception from the visitors while locals have said that the visit is a transparent election ploy from Joe Biden. The train disaster spread thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride and four other dangerous chemicals. The residents of the town that did not move away report health issues and concerns.
My Comment:
This is a fairly baffling move by Joe Biden to the point where I consider it an own goal. Though there would surely be some coverage of the disaster on the one year anniversary of the disaster, most people had forgotten about it and Biden's poor reaction to it. By going there Biden is making the story about him again and that will not go well for him.
Of course, if Biden had been at all competent, he would have arrived soon after the disaster. All he had to do was show up, pass out some supplies and act like he cared. Trump did that. Senator JD Vance did that.
But Biden? He didn't. He didn't act like he cared at all. And it's pretty clear why. This disaster happened in Trump country. Biden doesn't care about these people, he hates them and has done everything he could to make them miserable. It's flyover country in a state that Biden has almost zero chance of winning in 2024. And I honestly think that he views a bunch of Trump voters getting poisoned as a solution, not a problem.
The people of East Palestine know this and that's why I half expect some kind of incident to happen in the town. The folks that live in this town know that Biden doesn't actually care about them and will probably let Biden know about that if they get the opportunity. Indeed, I expect to see a lot of Trump flags in the town and more than a few middle fingers directed at Biden.
Of course, this will be a tightly controlled media event unless Biden's team has lost their mind. I am sure they will find the one Democrat in town to say thank you to Joe Biden for all his supposed work in helping the town. And the real people of East Palestine? They won't be allowed within 100 feet of Joe Biden.
Donald Trump has another opportunity here. While Biden has his media event, Trump should again hold an event with the normal people of East Palestine. Have a meet and greet with the locals and show that unlike Biden, he was there from the start. It could totally undercut Joe Biden and make him look like a fool. Hopefully Trump will be able to make the trip.
If there is good news in this it's that perhaps the people of East Palestine will be getting more help. With the media covering the story and both political parties having an interest in helping, perhaps the people of the town will finally get some of the help they need.
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