{"id":2210671,"date":"2024-04-01T14:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-visit-site-of-baltimore-bridge-collapse-on-friday\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:18:36","slug":"biden-to-visit-site-of-baltimore-bridge-collapse-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-visit-site-of-baltimore-bridge-collapse-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden plans to inspect Baltimore bridge collapse site Friday"},"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%2Fbiden-to-visit-site-of-baltimore-bridge-collapse-on-friday%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=2210671&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--><p>President Joe Biden \u2063is set to visit Baltimore on\u200c Friday in the aftermath of a fatal bridge collapse that resulted in six deaths and disrupted\u200b economic activities. The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a crucial four-lane highway link\u2064 over\u2063 the Patapsco River since 1977, occurred after a 200 million-pound shipping barge collided\u200c with it. This incident led the president to advocate for full federal funding for bridge repairs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> will visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Baltimore<\/a> on Friday, days after a bridge collapse that killed six people and disrupted commerce.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/francis-scott-key-bridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Francis Scott Key Bridge<\/a>, which had carried four lanes of highway traffic across the Patapsco River since 1977, collapsed on Tuesday after being struck by a 200 million-pound shipping barge. <\/p>\n<p>The incident prompted the president to call for the federal government to pay for the \u201centire cost\u201d of the bridge repair. A few days later, he teased that he would make a trip to the city this week, a visit that press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made official on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2945267\/biden-survey-baltimore-bridge-collapse-damage-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"travel to Baltimore\">travel to Baltimore<\/a> on Friday to visit the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge,\u201d Jean-Pierre said at the White House press briefing. \u201cHe will meet with state and local officials and get an on-the-ground look at federal response efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are underway to clear crash debris in order to reopen Baltimore\u2019s shipping port, with a 200-foot-long crane already on-site for the work. The first piece of wreckage was removed Saturday, Jean-Pierre said.<\/p>\n<p>The government has also approved aid for nearby small businesses that will be affected by having shipping and automobile traffic routed away from the area. Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su was in Baltimore on Monday to discuss the situation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the president said within hours of the collapse, this administration will be with the people of Baltimore every step of the way,\u201d Jean-Pierre said. \u201cWe are with the people of Baltimore, and we will be there until we get this done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has been criticized for not visiting other disaster sites quickly, including East Palestine, Ohio, after last year\u2019s toxic train derailment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president said he was going to visit this week, but his initial public schedule did not include a trip to the bridge site.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland will receive initial emergency relief\u00a0of $60 million, but Jean-Pierre did not provide more information about when the administration will be making another supplemental funding request to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Baltimore on Friday following a tragic bridge collapse that claimed six lives and caused significant disruptions. The Francis Scott Key Bridge, serving as a vital highway link over the Patapsco River since 1977, crumbled on Tuesday when a massive 200-million-pound barge collided with it. 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