Ohio is dealing with an environmental crisis and a political circus [Video]

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Amid lingering health concerns for the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, following the derailment of a train carrying dangerous chemicals several weeks ago, politicians from both parties have traveled to the small rural town to call for change — and to point fingers at their rivals.

Former President Donald Trump handed out branded bottled water and falsely accused the Biden administration of doing “absolutely nothing” for the people of East Palestine while touring the area last week with Ohio’s recently elected GOP Sen. J.D. Vance and local Republicans. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited the town the following day, calling for stricter policies to “make rail safer to everyone.”

Partisan jockeying was relatively subdued in the first two weeks following the derailment, which prompted authorities to ignite rail cars carrying hazardous chemicals such as vinyl chloride in order to prevent an explosion. By last week, though, …