Biden could be 'digging up toxic muck' in East Palestine and residents won't care claims CNN reporter

CNN's Miguel Marquez claimed Monday that President Biden could beryllium "digging up toxic muck" successful East Palestine, Ohio, and it wouldn't move nan "needle" pinch nan residents pursuing nan toxic train derailment. 

"CNN This Morning" big Poppy Harlow asked if he believed East Palestine residents attraction if President Biden visits aliases not. 

"I don't deliberation they really care," Marquez said. "They emotion Donald Trump. Joe Biden could beryllium retired location successful a, you know, successful a difficult chapeau and protective cogwheel and a shovel, digging up toxic muck, I don’t deliberation it would move nan needle very overmuch successful this area. But they’re doing, you know, Pete Buttigieg met pinch nan politician privately aft that meeting. The mayor, who had been very captious of nan management said, ‘You cognize what? I’m much satisfied than ever. I’m cautiously optimistic that not only will we get done this but East Palestine will beryllium amended because of it.’" 

The newsman added that Columbiana County, Ohio, wherever East Palestine is located, voted for erstwhile President Donald Trump by 68% successful 2016 and 71% successful 2020. 

CNN's Miguel Marquez joined nan hosts of "CNN This Morning" connected Monday, February 27, 2023 (Screenshot/CNN/CNNThisMorning)

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Co-host Kaitlan Collins said that it does bring a spotlight erstwhile nan president goes location arsenic Biden does not presently person plans to sojourn East Palestine. 

"It’s a spotlight. And I deliberation that nary 1 is injured, nary 1 was killed successful this thing. I deliberation those are considerations that they make. They opportunity they’re not going now. But I think, you know, successful 2 weeks, 3 weeks, I deliberation things whitethorn look different. Who knows?" Marquez added. 

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine connected Thursday, 20 days pursuing nan toxic train derailment. 

About 50 obstruction cars, including 10 carrying toxic chemicals, derailed connected Feb. 3 successful East Palestine.

Pete Buttigieg, US proscription secretary, speaks during a news convention adjacent nan tract of nan Norfolk Southern train derailment successful East Palestine, Ohio, US, connected Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Trump visited East Palestine connected Wednesday and donated cleaning supplies arsenic good arsenic his "Trump Spring Water." 

"You are not forgotten. We guidelines pinch you. We believe for you. And we will guidelines pinch you and your conflict to thief guarantee nan accountability that you deserve," Trump told a crowd of section leaders, first responders and media astatine an East Palestine occurrence station. 

Former US President Donald Trump speaks astatine nan East Palestine Fire Department successful East Palestine, Ohio, connected February 22, 2023 (REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images)

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The president did make a surprise sojourn to Ukraine connected Feb. 20 and met pinch President Volodymyr Zelensky.

He besides announced an further half-billion dollars successful U.S. assistance to Ukraine.