President Biden told reporters that he has no plans to visit East Palestine, Ohio, and pointed to a “whole video Zoom” that he conducted on the train derailment. Biden made the comments on Friday evening as he was leaving the White House to go to his Wilmington, Delaware residence. “Are you planning to travel to East Palestine, Ohio?” a reporter asked.
“At this point, I’m not. I did a whole video, I mean, um, what the hell, on…” Biden said, struggling to find his next words.
“Zoom?” a reported offered.
“Zoom!” All I can think of every time I think of Zoom is that song in my generation, ‘Who’s Zooming who?” Biden replied.
Biden defended his administration against allegations that they aren’t doing enough following the derailment.
“Wait, wait, wait, let me answer the question. The answer is that I’ve had a long meeting with my team and what they’re doing. You know, we were there two hours after the train went down. Two hours. I’ve spoken with every single major figure in both Pennsylvania and in Ohio. And so the idea that we’re not engaged is simply not there. And initially, there was not a request for me to go out before I was heading over to Kyiv. So, I’m keeping very close tabs on it. We’re doing all we can,” Biden said.
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Soon after his comments on Friday, Biden tweeted, “Earlier, I spoke with @SecretaryPete, @EPAMichaelRegan, @SecBecerra, and @FEMA_Deanne for the latest updates on our response to the train derailment in East Palestine, OH. We remain committed to supporting the people of East Palestine every step of the way.”
Earlier, I spoke with @SecretaryPete, @EPAMichaelRegan, @SecBecerra, and @FEMA_Deanne for the latest updates on our response to the train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
We remain committed to supporting the people of East Palestine every step of the way. pic.twitter.com/gmUjIxjUA0
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2023
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