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As former President Donald Trump prepared to speak on Wednesday in East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailment on Feb. 3 released toxic chemicals into the atmosphere, he was met by a small crowd of supporters chanting his name.
“You are not forgotten,” Trump said in a speech soon after. “In too many cases, your goodness and perseverance were met with indifference and betrayal.”
After a rocky 2024 campaign launch, Trump used the visit to draw a contrast between himself and President Joe Biden, who has yet to visit East Palestine after the accident. Trump has criticized Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv in recent days, and ahead of his own visit to Ohio Trump said, “You have a President going to Ukraine and you have people in Ohio that are in desperate need of help.” Trump repeatedly called attention to the fact that Biden hasn’t visited during his remarks on Wednesday.
In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day on Feb. 4, 2023.
Gene J. Puskar—AP
In the aftermath of the derailment, thousands of fish were found dead and residents reported respiratory and skin issues as a black…
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