{"id":2156513,"date":"2024-01-22T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-tapper-confronts-buttigieg-over-east-palestine-train-disaster\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:41:25","slug":"cnns-tapper-confronts-buttigieg-over-east-palestine-train-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-tapper-confronts-buttigieg-over-east-palestine-train-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s Tapper questions Buttigieg on East Palestine train tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnns-tapper-confronts-buttigieg-over-east-palestine-train-disaster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2156513&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper Grills Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Biden \u200bAdministration&#8217;s Response to Ohio Train Derailment<\/h2>\n<p>In a \u2062recent\u2063 exchange that aired\u200c on CNN, Jake Tapper questioned Pete Buttigieg \u2062about the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the Norfolk\u200b Southern train derailment in\u2063 East\u200d Palestine, Ohio. Tapper pressed\u2064 Buttigieg on why calls for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">major disaster declaration<\/a>, supported by Ohio Governor Mike\u200b DeWine and Senator Sherrod Brown, have\u200c been ignored by the federal government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CNN: Why won&#8217;t\u200c Biden\u200c approve the Ohio governor&#8217;s disaster \u200bdeclaration for East Palestine, Ohio?<\/p>\n<p>PETE BUTTIGIEG:\u2063 &#8220;I\u200b don&#8217;t know all the legalities of the emergency management process&#8221; \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Dj6m6Em0q\">pic.twitter.com\/5Dj6m6Em0q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1749548434947010788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Buttigieg responded by acknowledging his\u200b limited knowledge of the emergency management process but\u200d emphasized\u2064 the actions \u2064his department has taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-train-derailment-tim-ryan-calls-for-unity-around-east-palestine\/\" title=\"Ohio train derailment: Tim Ryan calls for unity around East Palestine\">improve railroad safety<\/a>.\u200b He mentioned\u200c focused inspections, better hazardous material regulations, and investments in infrastructure as steps being taken \u2062to\u2062 address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Although President Biden issued an executive order in September to\u200b designate a\u2063 federal\u200d disaster recovery coordinator for East Palestine,\u200d no disaster declaration has been \u200dmade. Tapper also questioned why \u200dBiden has not\u2063 visited the affected area since the \u200bderailment occurred in early 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JAKE TAPPER: &#8220;[Biden] still has not visited East Palestine, Ohio. \u2064I\u2062 don&#8217;t\u2062 know why that is \u2014 that doesn&#8217;t seem\u200c to\u2064 make much sense to me \u2026 why \u2064wouldn&#8217;t he\u200c just go \u2062to East Palestine?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BUTTIGIEG: &#8220;I \u2063don&#8217;t have any updates&#8221;\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s7OWEghsI7\">pic.twitter.com\/s7OWEghsI7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1749548939781734701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, \u20632024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tapper expressed confusion \u2064over Biden&#8217;s absence and questioned why the president wouldn&#8217;t use his \u200cinfluence to push for bipartisan legislation on railroad safety. Buttigieg admitted\u2064 he had no updates \u2063on the scheduling front but \u200cemphasized that Congress should act without needing \u200dfurther\u2064 persuasion, as both\u200d parties\u2064 claim to care \u2063about making railroads safer.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What criteria does the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) use\u2062 to determine whether to issue a major disaster declaration for incidents like the Ohio train derailment?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-update-the-day-after-hurricane-idalia\/\" title=\"Hurricane Idalia aftermath: Live updates\">major disaster \u2063declaration<\/a> not\u2064 issued for the Ohio \u200dtrain derailment despite support from Governor\u2062 DeWine and Senator \u200cBrown?<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg: We \u200dare actively monitoring the situation and \u2064coordinating with local authorities to provide the necessary assistance. At this time, we believe that \u200dthe current response efforts are adequate to address the needs of the affected community. We will \u200ccontinue to assess the situation and provide support as needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper questioned Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. Tapper specifically asked why a major disaster declaration had not been made despite calls from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and others. 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