Yesterday, scandal-ridden former President Trump made a frankly obnoxious visit to East Palestine, OH,to visit the scene of the recent toxic train derailment tragedy that shook the small Ohio town after 11 of the train’s cars overturned and released hazardous chemicals into the town’s air and waterways.
The whole ordeal was nothing short of a political PR stunt, fueled by his desire to fully capitalize on his criticism of his successor President Biden amid the crisis and, more specifically, Biden’s controversial decision to make an unannounced visit to Ukraine, to meet with President Voldomyr Zelenskyy amid the ongoing Russian invasion and attack, before he made an in-person appearance in East Palestine, Ohio. And, of course, under the hope that it breathes some new life into Trump’s DOA 2024 presidential campaign.
Video clips from his short trip have quickly gone viral across social media — including a video of Trump paying a visit to a local McDonald’s, where he bragged about his knowledge of the fast food menu, and footage that saw Trump telling residents of the tragedy-stricken town to “Have a good time… Have fun everybody,” as the small Ohio town tries to recover from the toxic catastrophe.
But believe it or not, things got worse still before Trump’s PR visit to East Palestine was all said and done.
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In yet another clip that’s gone viral across social media, the scandal-ridden former president turned 2024 candidate is seen addressing the residents of the tragedy-stricken town from a podium — making it all the more clear that this visit was nothing more than a pathetic campaign stunt — where he told the East Palestine people that he had brought them “Trump water” and some “lesser quality water” to “help” the town recover from the train derailment that caused a toxic chemical spill into their air and waterways.
I do want to especially thank some of the incredible people that helped us because we’re bringing thousands of bottle[s] of water. Trump water, actually, most of it. Uh, some of it we had to go to a much lesser quality water. You want to get those Trump bottles, I think more than anybody else.
But we’re bringing a lot of water – thousands of bottles and we have it in trucks and we brought some on my plane today. But to that end, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve helped coordinate the delivery of the water and bottled water, as well as the tractor-trailers full of it. We have big tractor-trailers full of water. I think you’re gonna have plenty of water for a long time maybe.”
While officials have conducted numerous tests and said that the air and water in East Palestine are clear of contaminants and safe to consume, a lot of the residents of the small Ohio town are understandably still concerned, as some people report ongoing symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and skin rashes. Multiple reports have also indicated that thousands of fish in the area were killed due to the hazardous spill.
Trump also, of course, used the makeshift campaign event to take a clear-cut dig at President Biden — who is currently the subject of some backlash after he traveled to Ukraine to pay an unannounced visit to President Voldomyr Zelenskyy amid the ongoing Russian invasion and attack, but has not yet made an in-person appearance in East Palestine — when the ex-president said that his successor should use federal resources to help move residents of the OH town out of the area until “this thing is straightened out.”
Watch the clip here:
We’re bringing you Trump Water…which was discontinued in 2010…and even lesser quality water.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) February 22, 2023
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