21 days later, Bident Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, finally visited East Palestine, Ohio today. Though Mayor Pete admits he should have said something sooner about the catastrophe, but, as NewsNation reports, the damage done as revealed by resident distrust.

Not surprisingly, Mayor Pete still attempts to deflect and give excuses for his negligence, if not outright incompetence.

BUTTIGIEG: "That's why we've been here from the first hours of the incident as an administration."

It took him three weeks to visit. pic.twitter.com/jGM1enInzI

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 23, 2023

"I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT"pic.twitter.com/SA5fgjd8X7

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 23, 2023

So much for this administration’s promise of a transparent, open relationship with the press.

I asked Sec. Buttigieg why it took him almost 3 weeks to come and speak to residents of East Palestine.

His press Secretary then told me I was aggressive for trying to ask questions on camera: pic.twitter.com/bOB52DIq0O

— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) February 23, 2023

Buttigieg then claims he wasn’t at the site for politics, but won’t apologize for his response ….

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO:

I confronted @SecretaryPete about the lack of confidence from the American public to do his job and whether or not he will apologize for the dramatically delayed response to the #eastpalastine Norfolk Southern train derailment which released toxic… https://t.co/Tekd2nbyR8 pic.twitter.com/TBXaR3M4LQ

— Kalen D’Almeida (@fromkalen) February 23, 2023

And still managed to blame Trump.

None-the-less, he assures us all of this was a lesson learned and is proud of his agency’s response to the derailment. No doubt the public feels so much better now. In other news, Biden administration official announced another $10 billion for Ukraine, but no announcement of aid for East Palestine citizens.

NEW – United States readies an additional $10 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine, says Yellen.pic.twitter.com/82DXpcTmGf

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 23, 2023

PHOTO CREDIT: Screengrab of the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio – By National Transportation Safety Board – https://reuters.com/world/us/ohio-carry-out-controlled-release-chemicals-train-derailment-site-2023-02-06 (direct link), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128540829