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President Joe Biden announced that he plans to visit East Palestine, Ohio.<\/p>\n
This will be his first visit to the area a year after a train derailed, spilling toxic materials into water sources.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn February, President Biden will travel to East Palestine, Ohio, to meet with residents impacted by the Norfolk Southern train derailment, discuss Federal support to the community, and hold Norfolk Southern accountable,\u201d a White House Fact Sheet reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following the announcement, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, \u201cBiden 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\u2019t be a warm one.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump on Biden\u2019s upcoming visit to East Palestine, Ohio: pic.twitter.com\/e7Lnfwmm0R<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n East Palestine residents have criticized Biden\u2019s late travels.<\/p>\n A local business owner told Fox & Friends, \u201cPresident Trump came and supported us when he didn\u2019t have to,\u201d adding, \u201cNow it\u2019s, \u2018Hey we have to go visit East Palestine because we haven\u2019t done that yet \u2014 and check it off the books.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n East Palestine, OH Business Owner: “\u2026 The leader of our country did not show up to the greatest catastrophe of 2023. And now, he’s going to show up because it’s an election year\u2026 the polls show President Trump came and supported us when he didn’t have to.” pic.twitter.com\/TkxTKeSPw0<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) January 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway also condemned Biden\u2019s delayed response.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t have to invite President Trump to come, but I felt I had to send out a personal invitation to President Biden to come so we can get some answers to some of these lingering health concerns,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n HEAR IT \u2013 THINGS ARE REALLY BAD: East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway says he did not need to invite Donald Trump to come visit after the disaster, but he had to put out a personal invitation for Joe Biden to visit after a year. WATCH pic.twitter.com\/ronIkxIspM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Simon Ateba (@simonateba) February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Research<\/a>\u00a0out of Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon University found<\/a> that East Palestine, Ohio contained \u201chigher than normal\u201d levels of toxic chemicals in the environment following the February 2023 train derailment.<\/p>\n The report determined that benzene, vinyl chloride, arcolein, butadiene, o-Xylene, trichloroethylene, napthalene trichloroethane, and p-Xylene were all in the air near the crash site.<\/p>\n According to the researchers, acrolein presents the biggest risk to nearby residents as the limit discovered was well beyond what is considered \u201csafe.\u201d<\/p>\n The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claimed that exposure to the chemical may cause irritation to the skin, eyes, and organs and possible chronic respiratory disease.<\/p>\n The agency also stated that ingesting anything contaminated with the toxin benzene can potentially cause \u201cblood cancers like leukemia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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