An NBC News article cited a senior White House official who said the Biden administration is not 'agonizing' about planning a trip to East Palestine, Ohio.
Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue joined 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss how the company is taking action to help the residents in East Palestine, Ohio, as they grapple with the aftermath of the derailment.
The NBC News piece published Monday reported there have been no concrete plans laid out for that visit, despite Biden's pledge to go. The derailment has created an environmental disaster for the area and set off debates about railroad safety and industry regulation."With pressure mounting to visit the site of the toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, President Joe Biden said last week that, yes, he does intend to go. But there is no trip in the works.
"When or if the president should go is of course a question we would talk about, but I don't think this is something we've been agonizing over in real-time,’ a senior White House official told the outlet., D-Ohio, has been critical of Biden for not going and told NBC News he was puzzled by his absence.Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the site of the Feb. 3, Norfolk Southern train derailment, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio.
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