http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2023/02/22/trump-gets-big-welcome-in-east-palestine-oh-so-guess-whos-going-there-tomorrow/
Earlier we told you that the mayor of East Palestine, Ohio called President Biden’s trip to Ukraine a big slap in the face, but the area did end up having one presidential visit.
Former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump went to East Palestine today and brought a lot of supplies with him. Trump got a warm welcome from the citizens of the town:
Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) ~ Donald Trump makes it to East Palestine, Ohio, before Mayor Pete or Biden can find the time to get there. Perfect America first metaphor.
http://twitter.com/i/status/1628480058355511298
Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) ~ This small American town absolutely lit up today. The happiness Trump brought to the people here in East Palestine can NOT be overstated!
Thank you for coming, President Trump.
This is exactly what these great people needed. Many now have a newfound sense of hope.
Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) ~ Trump is currently visiting first responders at one of the East Palestine fire stations.
Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) ~ The excitement for Trump in East Palestine is STRONG! The crowd is growing by the second!
Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) ~ The Left simply doesn't understand how much this means to a huge section of the American public, who feels repeatedly abandoned by Democrats and much of the mainstream media.
It sounds like some Ohioans got fed too:
Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) ~ Trump is now leaving McDonalds in East Palestine with what appears to be CASES of Big Macs!
http://twitter.com/i/status/1628490854078853120
Update: The McD’s was for first responders:
Townhall.com (@townhallcom) ~ Trump buys McDonald's for First Responders in East Palestine, Ohio
http://twitter.com/i/status/1628515872548573185
Enjoy that, East Palestine residents!
Trump also chided Pete Buttigieg for not having yet shown up in town:
The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) ~ Trump in East Palestine, Ohio: “Buttigieg should have been here.”
http://twitter.com/i/status/1628490576390680576
Trump ended up shaming the Biden administration into having to pay attention to East Palestine, so guess what’s going to happen tomorrow:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be traveling to East Palestine on Thursday, a day after former President Donald Trump’s visit to the area.
Buttigieg plans to meet with community members affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment, receive an update on the ongoing investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is expected to issue its initial findings on Thursday, and hear from USDOT investigators.
He will be joined by Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown.
In closing, here’s the “compare/contrast” of the week:
End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) ~ This really says it all.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence