Trump wants to know if WaPo has gone legit after reporter Glenn Kessler’s analysis proved the Trump Administration’s reduction in regulations had no effect on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
“From our analysis, none of the regulatory changes made during the Trump administration at this point can be cited as contributing to the accident,” wrote Kessler.
From Mediate:
Among the specific Trump-era regulatory changes the Post reviewed were repealing a pending requirement to switch to electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes, brake safety inspection times, rejecting a two-person crew requirement, changes to rail inspections and other minimum rail safety requirements, safety audits, and changes to regulations regarding ethylene oxide.
In each of these cases, the Post found that the Trump admin’s change was either not relevant or had not been shown to have an effect that could have contributed to the derailment. For example, this specific train did have on board a two-person crew plus an additional trainee, the ethylene oxide regulation change related to plant emissions (not transport), and the investigations so far have not shown any safety or maintenance issue that might have been uncovered by Obama-era regulations that Trump unwound or repealed.
Trump shared the news on TRUTH Social:
“Wow, is The Washington Post becoming legit. They just reported that the weak and totally ineffective Secretary of Transportation, Pete “BUTTedgeedge,” LIED when he said that the Trump Administrations’ great and effective reduction in regulations, a giant job producer, had NOTHING to do with the East Palestine Train Derailment. It was just more Dem DISINFORMATION in order to deflect from their gross incompetence. Really good investigative journalism by The Washington Post. Keep it going!”
More over at Mediate:
WaPo Review of Trump's Regulatory Changes Found No Connection to Ohio Train Derailment- (never seen such a positive trump headline on Mediaite ) https://t.co/MSFEJRVGzi
— Brian Kilmeade (@kilmeade) February 27, 2023
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