Former President Donald Trump is sending a message to his successor about the Ohio town impacted by a train derailment.
On Wednesday, a reporter asked Trump during his visit to East Palestine, Ohio, āWhatās your message to Joe Biden?ā
He responded with three words, saying, āGet over here.ā
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President Joe Biden has faced criticism for not traveling to East Palestine after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed there on Feb. 3.
Following the derailment, officials conducted a ācontrolled releaseā of vinyl chloride ā a carcinogenic chemical.
Since then, there have been reports of 3,500 dead fish in local waterways. There have also been reports of chickens dying. Still, officials insist the town is safe to return to.
On Monday, East Palestine, Ohio, Mayor Trent Conaway appeared on Fox News and blasted Biden for visiting Ukraine and not his town.
āThat was the biggest slap in the face. That tells you right now he doesnāt care about us,ā Conaway said.
He went on, āSo ⦠he can send every agency he wants to, but I found that out this morning that he was in the Ukraine giving millions of dollars away to people over there, not to us, and Iām furious.ā
The mayor added, ā Presidents Day in our country, heās ⦠over in Ukraine. So that tells you what kind of guy he is.ā
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During Trumpās visit, he also claimed federal officials were originally āintending to do absolutely nothing.ā
āWhen I announced that I was coming, they changed their tune⦠We got them to move,ā he added.
Federal officials have been accused of a slow response to the incident.
However, on Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it would deploy a Regional Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) to āsupport ongoing operations, including incident coordination and ongoing assessments of potential long-term recovery needs.ā
