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Biden Announces Health Grants, Receives Frosty Welcome in First Visit to East Palestine

Demonstrators greeted President Biden in the eastern Ohio village impacted by Norfolk Southern’s toxic train derailment.
Biden Announces Health Grants, Receives Frosty Welcome in First Visit to East Palestine
Members of a nonprofit organization working to improve environmental and health conditions in East Palestine demonstrate before President Joe Biden's visit on Feb. 16, 2024. Jeff Louderback/The Epoch Times
Jeff Louderback
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—Boisterous supporters of former President Donald Trump shouted, “One year too late” as President Joe Biden’s long motorcade arrived in downtown East Palestine on Feb. 16.

It marked President Biden’s first visit to the eastern Ohio village that became a household name across the United States when a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed on Feb. 3, 2023.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers news and features on the White House and executive agencies for The Epoch Times. He also reports on Senate and House elections. A professional journalist since 1990, Jeff has a versatile background that includes covering news and politics, business, professional and college sports, and lifestyle topics for regional and national media outlets.
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