Fox News reporter Peter Doocy poked holes in President Joe Biden’s excuse as to why he has not been to East Palestine, Ohio.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Doocy asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about whether or not Biden has ā€œnot had a breakā€ to be able to visit East Palestine since a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Feb. 3.

ā€œThe president said over the long weekend that he hasn’t had the occasion to go to East Palestine, ā€˜I just haven’t been able to break,'ā€ Doocy said. ā€œThe derailment was on February 3rd, President Biden has not had a break since February 3rd?ā€

Jean-Pierre told Doocy that ā€œthe president will go to East Palestineā€ pointing out that he had ā€œpromisedā€ to and ā€œhe will.ā€

Over the weekend as Biden was visiting Florida to survey the damage from Hurricane Idalia, a reporter asked him why he had not visited East Palestine yet.

ā€œYou said in March that you would go to East Palestine, Ohio. You came here. How come you haven’t gone to East Palestine yet?ā€ the reporter asked him.

Biden responded to the question by saying that he hasn’t ā€œhad the occasion to go to East Palestine.ā€

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ā€œThere is a lot going on here, and I just haven’t been able to break,ā€ Biden said.

Despite Biden’s claim that he hasn’t had time to visit East Palestine, he has been on multiplevacations to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.