The Ohio train wreck, Donald Trump showed up, and Biden did not.

 PJ Media:

Let’s be clear: with three simple words, former President Donald Trump made absolute fools out of President Joe Biden and his Cabinet.

I’m not a political strategist, but honestly, you don’t need to be one to understand that the Biden administration could have saved mountains of embarrassment and negative press by taking a few hours this week to make an appearance in East Palestine, Ohio, in the wake of the toxic train derailment.

Showing up is what leadership is all about, yet the only places Biden showed up to this week were Poland and Ukraine, where he doled out more of your hard-earned tax money — another $500 million, to be exact.

Like any other compassionate and caring American, Trump understood that our friends in Ohio needed a leadership figure on the ground for a few hours to provide comfort and support. With many people in the town feeling “forgotten,” as Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) told Axios, a strong leader showing up and telling them everything will eventually be all right is what the fine people of East Palestine needed for that little boost to keep them going.

One reporter fired off the perfect question as the former president mingled with attending reporters, asking Trump if he had a message for President Biden.

“What’s your message to Joe Biden?” Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez shouted.

“Get over here,” Trump responded.

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Biden not only has poor instincts, but he is also apparently surrounded by a staff with poor instincts.  Perhaps he did not show up because Ohio is a red state.

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