A disastrous train derailment and chemical leak occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, six months ago. The accident’s fall-out and the “controlled burn” of toxic vinyl chloride that was carried out on 3 February 2023, is continuing to affect the health of residents, yet President Joe Biden has yet to visit the area.
It has been more than six months, yet an\u00a0extremely busy schedule\u00a0has prevented Joe Biden from visiting the site of the disastrous train\u00a0derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Or at least, that’s what the US President claimed during a press conference in Live Oak, Florida, on Saturday.
Biden was visiting regions in the US’ most south-eastern state which have been hit by\u00a0Hurricane Idalia\u00a0before reportedly heading for his house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The storm that barreled through Florida on Wednesday destroyed buildings, brought down trees and power lines,\u00a0leaving more than 300,000 homes and businesses without power\u00a0along the coast, including in Georgia and North Carolina.
During the press conference, Biden was asked why he had still not visited victims of the East Palestine train derailment disaster.
Commenting on Joe Biden\u2019s remarks in Florida, internet users called out the president over his failure to find time to come to the derailment site in East Palestine in person. Many comments on social media were heavy with sarcasm, as people pointed out that the octogenarian has spent a growing number of days with his \u201ctoes up\u201d on holiday since taking office.
Biden and the time he has spent vacationing in office has become a recurring theme and a new US report has found that the president has spent 40 percent of his presidency taking a break.
\u201cAs of last Sunday, Biden has spent all or part of 382 of his presidency\u2019s 957 days – or 40 percent – on personal overnight trips away from the White House, putting him on pace to become America’s most idle commander-in-chief, according to data calculated by the Republican National Committee and confirmed by The Post using White House reports of Biden\u2019s movements,” said\u00a0the report.
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