Date Set for Biden to Visit East Palestine to Mark One Year Since Rail DisasterSimon Kent 11 Feb 2024
A date has finally been set for President Joe Biden to travel to East Palestine and mark just over one year since the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals devastated the nearby town.
The White House issued an advisory flagging the arrival of Biden as this coming Friday after forecasting his visit late last month but declining then to give a definitive date.
Biden wants to ensure state and local officials “hold Norfolk Southern accountable” the statement said:
[T]he President will travel to East Palestine, Ohio to discuss how the Administration is continuing to work with state and local officials to hold Norfolk Southern accountable and support the community as it moves forward.
The President will discuss his commitment to ensuring the people of East Palestine are not defined by this single event, and that his administration is delivering on the needs of families, businesses, and affected residents.
Biden was heavily criticized at the time of the incident for never visiting in the weeks and months that followed the February 3, 2023, disaster.
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