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Donald Trump Jr believes Russia is behind the recent train derailments in Ohio and Michigan, saying it is Vladimir Putin’s revenge for the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in Europe in September.
‘Are we under attack? Does anyone believe that there can be all these huge train derailments, all with serious environmental consequences, and it’s just a total coincidence? Why haven’t we seen anyone asking if this is perhaps retribution for our alleged attack on Nordstream 2?’ the former president’s eldest son tweeted on Friday.
The derailment of a toxin-laden ‘train bomb’ in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3 created an environmental disaster in the surrounding area. While on Thursday, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed Thursday near Detroit, but none spilled, authorities said. Both were operated by the Norfolk Southern railway company.
Last year, attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which connect Russia and Germany, spewed gas into the Baltic Sea. Sweden and Denmark, where the explosions occurred, concluded that the pipelines were deliberately blown up.
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970, wrote last week, citing an unnamed source, that US Navy divers had blasted the pipelines with explosives on President Joe Biden’s orders. .
The former president’s eldest son believes the United States is under attack for the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in Europe in September
A photo showing an explosion the day after the February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have called the incident “an act of sabotage.” Moscow has blamed the West. Neither party has provided evidence.
After that report was released, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson called it “completely false and complete fiction.”
On Thursday, Trump Jr. first linked the derailments to Nord Stream 2, mistakenly calling it Nordstrom, in a tweet.
In another tweet on Thursday, Trump Jr. questioned the ethics of the media by asking: ‘Is the media stupid or bought and paid not to even question them? What the hell?
The executive vice president of the Trump Organization did not offer any evidence to back up his messages.
Also on Thursday, Russia demanded that the United Nations Security Council establish an independent investigation into the pipeline explosions.
Russia handed the 15-member council a draft resolution on Friday, seen by Reuters, that would call on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to set up an international investigation into the “sabotage” and identify who was to blame.
An incendiary report by Seymour Hersh (pictured), a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, points the finger directly at the CIA
Hersh alleges that the orders can be traced all the way back to the US Commander-in-Chief, President Joe Biden.
Trump Jr went on to claim that the Biden administration does not care about the derailments in Michigan and Ohio because they have affected predominantly white communities.
The city of East Palestine is 98 percent white, while Van Buren Township in Michigan, where Thursday’s derailment occurred, is 82 percent white.
“Maybe if the East Palestinian people of Ohio pretend to be Palestinians from the Middle East, the Biden administration will actually pay attention to them and send them help,” Trump Jr wrote on Truth Social.
Since the derailment in western Ohio, residents have complained of headaches and itchy eyes and that their cars and yards are covered in soot. Hazardous chemicals that spilled from the train killed thousands of fish, and residents have spoken of finding sick or dying wild animals and pets.
Residents are frustrated by what they say is incomplete and vague information about the lasting effects of the disaster, which prompted the evacuations.
On Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine confirmed that a FEMA team would be deployed to the region to support cleanup operations, nearly two weeks after the accident.
Officials staged a ‘controlled explosion’ of trains carrying vinyl chloride on February 6.
A graph of data released by the Federal Railroad Administration shows that six times as many Norfolk Southern hazmat cars were damaged in 2022 than in 2012, amid an overall uptick
Residents fear for their safety more than two weeks after the massive fire sent huge clouds of toxic smoke over the city.
The train in East Palestine, Ohio, derailed before authorities staged a “controlled explosion” to release the chemicals several of the cars were carrying.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Thursday that anyone fearful of being at home should seek government evidence.
‘People have been nervous. They have been asked to leave their homes,” he said, adding that if he lived there, he would be willing to move his family back to the area as long as tests show it is safe.
At least five lawsuits have been filed against the train’s operator, Norfolk Southern, which announced this week that it is creating a $1 million fund to help the community while it continues to remove spilled pollutants from soil and streams and monitor air quality. .
“We are here and we will stay here as long as it takes to ensure your safety and help East Palestine recover and prosper,” Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw said in a letter to the community.
Families who evacuated said they want help figuring out how to get the promised financial aid. Beyond that, they want to know if the railroad will be responsible.
State and federal officials have promised to make sure Norfolk Southern not only pays for the cleanup but also reimburses residents.
The White House said federal health and emergency response teams and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will go to eastern Palestine.
He left the tracks damaged and the wheels disconnected from some wagons
A train with at least one car carrying hazardous materials derailed outside Detroit on Thursday.
While recorded video of Thursday’s derailment in Van Buren Township showed more than half a dozen cars derailed, some of them going sideways across the tracks.
The derailment just before 9 a.m. west of Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport left tracks damaged and wheels disconnected from some railcars.
Police said there were no reported injuries or evidence that hazardous materials were exposed in the derailment.
Authorities urged drivers and residents to avoid the area while they investigated. Several highways were temporarily closed by the derailment.