As he prepared to board Marine One for a weekend getaway to Delaware on Friday, President Biden told reporters that he has no plans to visit East Palestine, Ohio — and that he hasn’t been invited amid rancor over the administration’s handling of the toxic train derailment. Tens of thousands of animals in the area have also reportedly died in the weeks after the derailment, troubling residents. Biden faced strident criticism from Republicans over his decision to visit Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv earlier this week before touring East Palestine, where residents remain concerned over possible long-term health effects from the train derailment. Biden said he hasn’t been invited amid rancor over the administration’s handling of the toxic train derailment. East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway accused Biden of abandoning his domestic responsibilities.
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