Ohio Governor Mike DeWine dropped by Fox & Friends on Thursday to blast President Biden’s very noticeable absence from East Palestine, Ohio; “He should be there,” DeWine says.
“Look, he should come,” DeWine said. “There is no doubt about it. The president needs to come. The people want to see the president. He should be there.”
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One month after the train derailment, @MikeDeWine pleaded with @POTUS to visit East Palestine.
Trump and Buttigieg have already visited. pic.twitter.com/aS9yZwQH26
— Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) March 2, 2023
From The New York Post:
The governor, who said he’s been to East Palestine four times since the accident, said he’s spoken to the president “several times” and last spoke to him while Biden was in Poland to shore up support for Ukraine in its fight against
DeWine added that Biden never explained why he hasn’t yet traveled to the eastern Ohio community, but said “now is the time.”
“The president needs to come. It’s just important,” he said.
“Our people have been on the ground since, you know, two hours after it started. I will say that, you know, the EPA was there. They were there about the same time our people got there. We have our health department, our EPA there. So we are there,” DeWine added.
More over at The New York Post:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls for Biden visit: ‘People want to see the president’ https://t.co/DKZ3EfZM12 pic.twitter.com/7acbwlG7JH
— New York Post (@nypost) March 2, 2023