Youngkin says Biden should go to Ohio instead of Virginia to talk healthcare

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) stated on Sunday that President Biden ought to go to the Ohio city reeling from the derailment of a practice hauling poisonous chemical substances, quite than touring to Virginia this week to talk about healthcare. 

White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden plans to make use of his speech at an occasion in Virginia Seashore on Tuesday to attract a distinction between his healthcare priorities and people of his GOP colleagues. 

Throughout an look on Fox Information’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” host Maria Bartiromo requested  Youngkin about Biden’s upcoming go to to his dwelling state.

“Nicely, Joe Biden’s been to Ukraine, now he’s coming to Virginia. He has but to go to Ohio,” Youngkin instructed Bartiromo.

“And he desires to speak about healthcare, why doesn’t he go someplace the place individuals even have actual well being considerations which can be driving them to fret about not simply the day-to-day impacts of this horrific practice crash, however the long run impacts with most cancers threats, and so on.” he added.

“It is a second for leaders to steer,” Youngkin stated. “And Joe Biden wants to steer right here and I simply assume it’s actually, actually unbelievable that he has but to go to Ohio and help these those who want the assistance.” 

Throughout a White Home press briefing on Thursday, Jean-Pierre stated that Biden had no plans to go to the positioning of the practice derailment, noting he had already put forth a “multi-agency” initiative in response to the accident. 

Youngkin, who’s seen as a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2024, is amongst many distinguished GOP figures who’ve criticized Biden for not visiting East Palestine.

Former President Trump, who’s now working for president for the third time, accused the Biden administration of “indifference and betrayal” towards East Palestine residents throughout a go to there earlier this week. 

“Sadly, as you recognize, in too many circumstances your goodness and perseverance had been met with indifference and betrayal in some circumstances,” Trump stated. “And Biden and FEMA stated they might not ship help to East Palestine beneath any circumstance.”

Throughout his personal go to to the Ohio city, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday known as on Trump to help the Biden administration in reversing Trump-era deregulations that some have blamed for contributing to the derailment.

The practice carrying poisonous chemical substances derailed close to the Pennsylvania state line earlier this month, inflicting an enormous hearth and prompting authorities to evacuate about half of the 4,800 residents within the surrounding space, which included the village of East Palestine, Ohio.