Two years after the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Vice President JD Vance returned to the community to reaffirm the Trump administration’s commitment to the people who were abandoned by Biden’s bureaucrats.

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The disaster, which spilled toxic chemicals into the soil and local water supply, was met with indifference from the previous administration—until President Trump himself forced their hand by visiting in 2023, as reported by The Gateway Pundit.

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For residents of this conservative town, the message from Washington had been clear: if you don’t vote Democrat, don’t expect help.

Biden and his team ignored East Palestine for as long as they could, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg only bothered to show up after Trump’s visit embarrassed him into action.

Now, with America-first leadership back in charge, Vance made it clear—this community will no longer be neglected.

Speaking from East Palestine, Vance emphasized Trump’s personal investment in ensuring the town’s full recovery.

“The president loves this community—of course, he visited himself, personally—and President Trump just wanted to deliver a message that this community will not be forgotten, will not be left behind, and we are in it for the long haul in East Palestine.”

He didn’t mince words about the failures of the previous administration, calling out the sluggish environmental response and vowing that the Trump administration would finish what Biden’s EPA left undone.

“It’s a tragedy and a shame that it wasn’t done during the last administration, but I guarantee we’re going to finish the cleanup during this administration under the great leadership of Lee Zeldin, our new EPA administrator,” Vance stated.

VP nominee JD Vance speaks during a rally at HES Equipment on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Holland.

But the cleanup is just the start. Vance made it clear that real recovery means rebuilding East Palestine into a stronger, more prosperous community than it was before the derailment.

“We know that a lot of local businesses and a lot of local people lost a lot when that train disaster happened a couple of years ago. We are committed not just to finishing the environmental side of the cleanup but hopefully seeing East Palestine build back better and stronger and more prosperous than it was before this disaster happened in the first place,” he said.

Unlike the previous administration, which ignored the crisis until it became politically inconvenient, Trump and Vance understand the value of showing up.

That’s why one of Trump’s first moves as president was visiting both western North Carolina and Los Angeles—places struggling under years of Democrat mismanagement. Leadership isn’t about empty words; it’s about action.

East Palestine is getting the attention it always deserved, not because of political calculations, but because this administration actually cares about the forgotten Americans who power this country.

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