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3:45Now PlayingDonald Trump does his best to get ahead of the fatal accountability he has in the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment by visiting the disaster site before Pete Buttigieg or President Biden. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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Buttigieg Grilled In East PalestineCriticizes Trump As Derailment Sparks Partisan Feud
"TOPLINE Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged Thursday he could have spoken out about the toxic train derailment in eastern Ohio sooner, but urged former President Donald Trump—who visited the town this week—to support tightening rail industry regulations that were nixed during his tenure, as the rail disaster ignites a partisan feud.
Buttigieg toured the site in East Palestine, Ohio, where 38 Norfolk Southern train cars derailed on February 3, several of which carried toxic chemicals like vinyl chloride, igniting a blaze that shrouded the town in smoke and prompted a mandatory evacuation.
In a press conference during the visit, Buttigieg acknowledged he could have expressed his concerns about the derailment “sooner” when asked why he waited a week and a half to send his first tweet about the incident."
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