‘Fox & Friends First’ Says Behar Shouldn’t ‘Get Away’ With Blaming Trump Voters for Train Derailment: ‘Thinks She Is Better Than Everyone’ (Video)

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slammed former president Donald Trump’s visit to Ohio on Thursday’s episode. Trump’s visit came following the East Palestine train derailment, an incident that Behar argued was “his fault.”On Feb.

3, a 38-car train carrying toxic chemicals derailed, which led to a spill and ignition of multiple tanks in the area. The incident has resulted in the deaths of nearby wildlife, as well as residents having health-related issues connected to the spill. “I don’t know why they would ever vote for him, for somebody who — by the way, he placed someone with deep ties to the chemical industry in charge of the EPA Chemical Safety Office.

That’s who you voted for in that district. Donald Trump, who reduces all safety. He did.” Behar said Thursday, prompting a gasp from the audience.

During Trump’s term as president, his administration ended regular rail safety audits of railroads, withdrew an Obama-era proposal to require faster brakes on trains carrying highly flammable materials (like this train was) and scrapped a rule that would require freight trains to have at least two crew members.Speaking on Behar’s divisive comments, Strohmier questioned how long the ABC talk show was going to “keep letting her get away with insensitive comments” and continue blaming Trump and his voters for national emergencies like this one.“Why does Joy Behar say stuff like this?,” she asked co-host Todd Piro. “It just goes to show that she thinks she is just better than everyone else, especially people in the heartland, in the middle of America.” She then shifted the conversation to President Biden.