President Joe Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, a year after a train carrying toxic materials derailed.
East Palestine residents greeted Biden by chanting, “Let’s Go Brandon!” and carrying pro-Trump signs.
One resident said he received phone calls from people asking if he could “block the entrance of the town so that he can’t come.”
Addressing residents, Biden said, “My administration was on the ground within hours…”
Meanwhile, East Palestine’s mayor noted that Biden’s appearance on the scene was “long-awaited.”
“President Biden, your long-awaited visit to our village today allows us to focus on the things we agree with…”
After Biden announced he would be traveling to East Palestine a year after the derailment, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Biden has finally decided to visit East Palestine, Ohio, a year late, and only to develop some political credibility because EVERYTHING else he has done has been such a DISASTER. I know those great people, I was there when it counted, and his reception won’t be a warm one.”
