Donald Trump Jr. explained in a short video on Trump Force One that he and his father are headed to East Palestine right now.
With former President Trump visiting East Palestine, Trump Jr. says it is forcing others into action.
Watch:
President @realDonaldTrump & @DonaldJTrumpJr On Their Way To East Palestine
Don Jr.: “I guess since Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, the Democrat Party & basically most of Washington D.C. refuses to do their actual job, someone’s got to step up & pic.twitter.com/R5akoXBQ62… https://t.co/Ake0wOhXGT
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) February 22, 2023
Indeed, Trump’s potential visit pushed Joe Biden into calling Ohio officials while traveling in Poland.
According to the Hill, “The president spoke with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D). Biden also spoke with Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan.
Biden clearly doesn’t want to be shown up by Trump, which is why he began making those phone calls. If he were back in the states, he’d probably have made an emergency trip to East Palestine just to beat Trump to the punch.
I would note that Biden didn’t call Pete Buttigieg, his Transportation Secretary.