Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are reeling from a train derailment and chemical spill that poisoned their water, soil, and air.
But President Joe Biden and his administration’s uneven response to the health, environmental, and economic disaster may have undermined the president’s reputation for compassion and competence.
The response to the derailment from Biden and his administration, particularly the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency, has been “pathetic,” according to Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees the EPA.
“It took 20 days for the secretary of transportation to visit the derailment site, and the president of the United States has yet to address the citizens of East Palestine,” Weber told the Washington Examiner. “The American people deserve the basic support, not to mention more responsive and timely assistance, from the federal government that their taxpayer dollars pay for.”
This tragedy has created a serious environmental disaster affecting thousands, added Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), another energy and commerce House Republican.
“[Transportation] Secretary [Pete] Buttigieg should have personally been on the scene to survey damage and risks to Americans promptly,” he said. “Instead, the Biden administration’s message to the residents of East Palestine is: ‘You’re on your own.'”
[I do take issue with the Examiner’s lede, which says “Someone on the staff” blew it. No. These two malevolent, lazy and hazy clowns are adults. If not intuitive enough to know in their shriveled little Democratic hearts what they were doing was epically inhuman however distasteful to their party affiliation, lessons learned from watching other presidents be pilloried alive should have cautioned them. “You can lead a donkey to water, but you can’t make it drink” is a truism for a reason. ~ Beege]
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