Nearly three weeks after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that led to the release of toxic chemicals, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is finally planning to visit the devastated town, Politico reported on Wednesday.

Buttigieg is expected to meet on Thursday with residents and members of the National Transportation Safety Board for a briefing, according to the report. …

Buttigieg previously said he would visit “when the time was right,” according to Politico.

[When the time was right? Buttigieg is the Transportation Secretary, for cryin’ out loud. This was his jurisdiction, and he went AWOL … again. — Ed]