As the one-year mark of the infamous Norfolk Southern 38-car train derailment, subsequent toxic fire, and temporary evacuation of East Palestine, Ohio, rolled around, President Joe Biden still hadn’t visited the small town. But he was coming down the tracks.
“There is no date yet, but obviously, we’re working with community leaders. We’re working with the mayor, elected officials, to find the exact time and day to go in February,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a late January press conference.
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