Last Updated on February 20, 2023
Joe Biden arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, at 8 am Monday morning. Once on the ground, Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Mariinsky Palace. During his meeting with Zelenskyy, Biden announced Ukraine would receive another half billion dollars from the United States. The United States has provided Ukraine with 113 billion dollars worth of aid since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
White House National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, told the press Monday: “We did notify the Russians that President Biden will be traveling to Kyiv. We did so some hours before his departure for deconfliction purposes.”
When the news of Biden’s trip to Ukraine became official, Americans took to Twitter to highlight their displeasure with Biden for visiting Ukraine before visiting Americans in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Joe Biden can go to Ukraine — we’re going to East Palestine, Ohio.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 20, 2023
Since it’s President’s Day, it only makes sense that Joe Biden went to visit the president of the United States. pic.twitter.com/JSfTDfQNba
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) February 20, 2023
After a shooting in Buffalo, Biden visited the city within days.
After a chemical spill that’s left the air & water unsafe for Ohioans & other red states, Biden is leaving America for Ukraine.
Joe Biden doesn’t care about US & his actions, or lack thereof, speak volumes.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) February 20, 2023
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East Palestine was devastated by a train derailment and subsequent chemical release earlier this month. The chemical release forced towns like Cincinnati, which sits over 200 miles down the river from East Palestine, to close off the Ohio River for drinking water. Meanwhile, residents in the East Palestine area have been highlighting the deteriorating air and water conditions since the chemical release.
Last Thursday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that the Biden Administration denied Ohio’s request for aid. Then hours after President Trump announced he would be visiting East Palestine, Ohio, the Biden Administration decided to do an about-face and approve Ohio’s disaster request.
President Trump will be visiting East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday. Joe Biden has still not announced when or if he will visit the Ohio town.
