White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted on Tuesday that President Joe Biden plans to visit the town of East Palestine, Ohio, despite more than seven months since he ‘it became the site of a train disaster.

On Saturday, as he surveyed the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia in Florida, the president was asked why he apparently snubbed a visit to the Ohio town.

“Well, I didn’t have the opportunity to go to Eastern Palestine. There’s a lot going on here, and I just couldn’t stop myself,” Biden said from Live Oak, Florida.

At Tuesday’s press conference, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked if Biden hadn’t had a break since Feb. 3, when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and the spill of dangerous chemicals spilled. followed.

“The president will go to eastern Palestine. He promised he would and he will, replied Jean-Pierre.

“I just haven’t been able to break up,” President Joe Biden said on Saturday when asked why he hadn’t been to eastern Palestine in Ohio yet. He spent part of August vacationing in Rehoboth Beach (pictured) and Lake Tahoe.

Federal officials were immediately on the scene, but it took Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg 20 days to travel to eastern Palestine, and Biden never scheduled a trip.

In an attempt to show a contrast, former President Donald Trump flew to Ohio the day before Buttigieg’s appearance.

On Tuesday, Doocy then asked if Biden’s recent family vacation to Lake Tahoe wasn’t considered a “break.”

“I repeat, the president is going to visit eastern Palestine, as he promised to do,” Jean-Pierre said.

Biden spent part of August vacationing in Lake Tahoe and at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

“I was wondering if I would go to Eastern Palestine this week, but then I was reminded that I literally had to go around the world. I’m going from – from Washington to India to Vietnam – and so, I – it was going to take a while,” Biden said from Florida.

“But we are ensuring that Eastern Palestine has what it materially needs to deal with its problems,” the president added.

President Joe Biden was asked on Saturday why he never visited eastern Palestine, Ohio. He was monitoring the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia in Live Oak, Florida.

He truncated a Labor Day weekend getaway to Rehoboth Beach with his Saturday trip to Florida.

“You saw him this Saturday visiting a rural area that was devastated, parts of it were devastated by Hurricane Idalia and he was there with the first lady. They were able to hear directly from the American people and he was able to talk about what they need, what else they need from the federal government,” said Jean-Pierre.

“The president will go to eastern Palestine, I have no time or date to announce for the moment but he will leave,” added Jean-Pierre.

Ohio City Residents interviewed by News Nation In recent days, they have expressed their anger that they have never received a presidential visit.

“The only difference between eastern Palestine and a hurricane is that the hurricane never left above us, it’s still there seven months later, it’s just invisible,” said local resident Jamie Wallace. “You can’t see the houses he destroyed, which are full of chemicals that people can’t live in.”

“If he doesn’t care enough about American citizens to come visit, give us the support we need,” Wallace added.

Wallace also hinted that maybe Biden should just skip the visit.

Monday marked seven months and a day since the Eastern Palestine, Ohio rail disaster, and President Joe Biden has yet to make a trip to the city.

“You know, at this point, I think there’s no point in coming,” she said.

“Just give us the federal support we need,” she told News Nation. “You have already shown us how little you think of us, so coming now would only add insult to injury as we know he would be forced to come here.”

Resident Tammy Tsai noted that Biden “is at home in Rehoboth, Wilmington and Lake Tahoe relaxing and spending time with family,” calling his snub of eastern Palestine “reprehensible.”

“He should have been here. He should help these people. He should learn to pronounce the name of the city,” Tsai said.

When Biden was asked about eastern Palestine on Saturday, he pronounced it “-stein” not “-steen.”