Biden gave Trump a huge political triumph by bypassing Ohio for Kiev.

(RT) ⸻ Joe Biden's surprise trip to Ukraine was a fatal mistake for his domestic standing, as it has been weeks since the Ohio train derailment that caused the evacuation of the town of East Palestine and created an environmental disaster. While the ruling Democratic Party is ignoring the derailment, they are continuing to give money and weapons to the Ukrainian government, providing an opportunity for the Republican Party to paint themselves as heroes. East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway called Biden's Ukraine trip the "biggest slap in the face" and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deemed the water safe to drink based on only a few tainted lab samples provided by Norfolk Southern. The story of what happened in Ohio is a tale of unbridled corporate greed coupled with politicians unwilling to regulate the railway industry due to powerful interests in Washington. Both Republicans and Democrats are at fault for failing to regulate railways and spewing the company's propaganda after the incident on February 3rd. The Biden administration is now siding with the company, as it did in December when it pushed a "skinny deal" on railway workers. Secretary Buttigieg is being criticized for not reinstating an Obama-era rail safety rule to implement new braking systems. Biden even flew halfway across the world to Ukraine and pledged half a billion dollars for a war.