{"id":2398352,"date":"2025-02-03T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-east-palestine-train-disaster-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:11:07","slug":"jd-vance-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-east-palestine-train-disaster-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-east-palestine-train-disaster-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance returns to the scene of the East Palestine train disaster &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fjd-vance-returns-to-the-scene-of-the-east-palestine-train-disaster-washington-examiner%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=2398352&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>Vice President JD\u200d Vance\u2062 and\u200b Second Lady Usha Vance returned to \u2064East Palestine, Ohio, on the second anniversary\u2063 of\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-residents-erupt-at-town-hall-wheres-pete-buttigieg\/\" title=\"... Residents Erupt At Town Hall: \u201cWhere&#039;s Pete Buttigieg?\u201d\">toxic train derailment<\/a> that substantially impacted the\u200b community and left residents in recovery.During his visit, Vance emphasized the administration&#8217;s commitment to the \u2063town, stating that they &#8220;will not\u200d forget&#8221; the people affected by the\u2063 disaster. He recalled the event when a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-seize-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-illegal-pot-in-the-desert\/\" title=\"Authorities Seize More Than  Billion Worth Of Illegal Pot In The Desert\">toxic chemicals<\/a> derailed and caught \u200cfire, prompting a controlled burn of hazardous materials.<\/p>\n<p>Vance mentioned discussions with President Donald\u2063 Trump regarding the community, highlighting a message of solidarity and\u2063 a long-term commitment to\u200b East \u2062Palestine. although he did not announce specific federal\u200c funding, he \u2064advocated for the Railway Safety Act, which he sponsored, \u200baimed at improving regulations and safety measures to \u2064prevent future accidents. <\/p>\n<p>The vice president also addressed\u2062 the need for a \u200dthorough environmental cleanup and expressed the importance of obvious processes in handling\u2063 the aftermath of the disaster. He \u200bnoted that a disaster\u200d declaration \u200cmight have been beneficial earlier but woudl consult with local leaders \u200dto\u2063 determine its current necessity.Vance&#8217;s visit included \u200bdiscussions with local leaders, including \u200dOhio\u200c Governor Mike dewine and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, showcasing continued governmental support for the affected community.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">JD Vance returns to scene of East Palestine train disaster: &lsquo;We will not forget you&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1949832\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a>&nbsp;and second lady Usha Vance returned to East Palestine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ohio<\/a>, two years after a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">toxic train&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/derailments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">derailment<\/a> upended the community and left residents still struggling to recover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The vice president called for the rebuilding of East Palestine and sent the well wishes of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who is in Washington and dealing with a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3308533\/white-house-delays-tariffs-mexico-border-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">trade war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are a few reasons why we come back, of course, on the second anniversary of the disaster,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;I think the first is just a signal to the people here in East Palestine that we will not forget you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago to the day, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals&nbsp;derailed in the Buckeye State and caught fire. Five of the train cars contained vinyl chloride, which led to a controlled burn of the toxic chemicals. Vance, then a newly elected Ohio senator, visited the scene in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>He later visited East Palestine with Trump, then out of office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), left, looks on as Vice President JD Vance speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department in East Palestine, Ohio, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Rebecca Droke\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I talked to the president about this visit a couple of days ago. The president loves this community,&rdquo; the vice president said. &ldquo;Of course, he visited himself personally, and President Trump just wanted to deliver a message that this community will not be forgotten, will not be left behind, and we are in it for the long haul in East Palestine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance didn&rsquo;t announce new federal funding for East Palestine, but he offered some support for the Railway Safety Act, legislation he championed as a senator, as a possible solution.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would impose hefty fines on businesses, improve technology to help prevent future train catastrophes, and require trains to communicate with first responders about any dangerous materials. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I sponsored the Railway Safety Act because I thought then, and I still think now, that we could do a lot better,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;We could have smarter regulations that actually empower the railways to experiment with technology that will make their business safer, but most importantly, make these communities safer.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/environmental-protection-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>&nbsp;Administrator Lee Zeldin, Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), Sens. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jon Husted (R-OH), and possible Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy were among the leaders who met with Vance on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>DeWine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3294404\/vivek-ramaswamy-will-leave-doge-considers-run-ohio-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">passed over Ramaswamy<\/a> and selected Husted as the person to replace Vance when he became vice president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance, center, speaks with Vivek Ramaswamy as Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrive at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Vienna, Ohio, en route to East Palestine, Ohio, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Rebecca Droke\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vance also pledged a &ldquo;transparent&rdquo; process as the community is still reeling from the devastating derailment. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The environmental cleanup has to get done. It&rsquo;s a tragedy and a shame that it wasn&rsquo;t done during the last administration,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;But I guarantee we&rsquo;re going to finish the cleanup during this administration under the great leadership of Lee Zeldin, our new EPA administrator, who stands behind me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president embraced a disaster declaration for the community only if it was necessary when asked by a reporter. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A disaster declaration may have been very helpful 18 months ago. I don&rsquo;t know that it&rsquo;s still helpful today,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And so what I&rsquo;m going to do is, I&rsquo;m going to ask the governor behind me, I&rsquo;m going to talk to Lee about this, and I&rsquo;m going to say, &lsquo;Is a disaster declaration still helpful?&rsquo; Because if the answer is &lsquo;yes,&rsquo; then I&rsquo;m going to take that message back to Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But the answer could be &ldquo;no,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because we&rsquo;re not in the same phase of this thing now that we were two years ago, thank God for that. We&rsquo;re going to do right by the community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That answer may not be the same as it was 18 months ago, but we&rsquo;re still going to work at it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1949832\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1949832\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance visits East Palestine, pledges support for recovery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2398353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vance-in-East-Palestine-Ohio.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32536,32082,4133,49739,32076],"class_list":["post-2398352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-east-palestine","tag-jd-vance","tag-news","tag-train-disaster","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Vance-in-East-Palestine-Ohio.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398352"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398356,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398352\/revisions\/2398356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}