Democrat, the White House, and the fake media are trying to blame President Trump for the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. But Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board appeared on CNN and she absolved Trump of all blame. The Democrats said that not having electronically controlled pneumatic brakes is what caused the derailment. But Jennifer Homendy told CNN that if the train had those breaks installed, the train would have derailed anyway.
Jennifer Homendy said:
“The NTSB has looked at electronically controlled pneumatic braking for a number of years, and we did some testing as well. Certainly, it would improve safety. But for this investigation and for this derailment, ECP brakes would not have prevented the derailment.”
“The wheel bearing failed on car number 23. Even with ECP brakes, the derailment would have occurred.”
The Truth is Pete Buttigieg and the Biden White House are just trying to cover their absentee butts for failing to help the victims. The top NTSB official told CNN anchor Jake Tapper unequivocally that ECP brakes would not have prevented the East Palestine train derailment. When Jake Tapper if there was any rule that would have prevented the derailment, Homendy replied:
“It’s too early to tell. In our analysis phase of the investigation, we’ll look at just that. We’ll look at what could have prevented this terrible tragedy. And it could be regulation changes. It could be recommendations to Norfolk Southern, to the Department of Transportation, or to rail car manufacturers, or to emergency responders.”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThe National Transportation Safety Board releases its preliminary report on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. @NTSB Chief Jennifer Homendy explains why she calls the wreck “100 percent preventable.” pic.twitter.com/PTuy2sMGYE
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) February 23, 2023
The ECP braking rule would’ve applied ONLY to HIGH HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS. The train that derailed in East Palestine was a MIXED FREIGHT TRAIN containing only 3 placarded Class 3 flammable liquids cars. pic.twitter.com/ReAFDSdsn7
— Jennifer Homendy (@JenniferHomendy) February 17, 2023
It is true that, under Trump, the DOT withdrew the rule on ECP brakes for trains carrying hazardous materials. However, as Politico explained, that happened only after intervention from Congress.
That withdrawal, however, stemmed from intervention by Congress, which required regulators to put the rule through a more stringent cost-benefit analysis after the Obama administration had issued the regulation. The rule ultimately failed that analysis.
Last week, Homendy first explained why ECP brakes and the withdrawn rule would not have prevented the derailment.
“The ECP braking rule would’ve applied ONLY to HIGH HAZARD FLAMMABLE TRAINS. The train that derailed in East Palestine was a MIXED FREIGHT TRAIN containing only 3 placarded Class 3 flammable liquids cars,” she wrote on Twitter.
“This means even if the rule had gone into effect, this train wouldn’t have had ECP brakes,” she explained.
