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More than two weeks after the toxic Ohio train derailment, the Biden administration is taking flak for how it has handled the toxic spill after refusing to approve a FEMA disaster declaration.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is one of the White House’s critics, and he joined “Sunday Morning Futures” to discuss how the administration’s handling has indicated a “complete disconnect” from the American people.
“I think there’s a complete disconnect here when you hear the president talking about sending American tax dollars to Ukraine to help pay for their pensions, and he does nothing about the millions of people who stream across our southern border distributing fentanyl, human trafficking and crime across the country,” Schmitt told Maria Bartiromo. “It is completely out of touch to not address this.”
WHITE HOUSE EXPLAINS WHY IT TURNED DOWN DISASTER RELIEF FOR OHIO
“And Pete Buttigieg was a no-show this week in our committee to talk about FAA problems they had in January with the travel system across the country,” he continued. “He’s been a no show in Ohio, and so the American people are right to be upset about this. They demand answers. They demand a presence by this administration to know that they’re going to take care of these issues.”
The Biden administration has said the crisis in East Palestine does not meet legal requirements for a FEMA declaration, even though the agency has deployed resources to the city.
A man raises his hand with a question for East Palestine, Ohio Mayor Trent Conaway, center, during a town hall meeting at East Palestine High School in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. The meeting was held to answer questions about the ongoing cleanup from the derailment on Feb, 3, of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous material. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
“What East Palestine needs is much more expansive than what FEMA can provide,” a Biden administration official told Fox News Digital. “FEMA is on the frontlines when there is…
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