Biden says he's been too busy recently to visit East Palestine, Ohio
Joe Biden,Train Derailment,Ohio
President Joe Biden cited his busy work schedule when asked why he still has not visited East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment in February that released dangerous chemicals into the air and local water.
According to a report from Fox News, the topic came up Saturday while Biden was talking to reporters in Live Oak, Florida, where he was surveying the damage from Hurricane Idalia.
"Well, I haven't had the occasion to go to East Palestine," Biden said. "There's a lot going on here, and I just haven't been able to break.
"I was thinking whether I'd go to East Palestine this week, but I was reminded I've got to go literally around the world," the president continued. "I'm going from Washington to India to Vietnam."
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