Alinsky’s rules demand that Democrats blame perceived threats to their power for whatever ails them, from their failed economy to the border, supply chains, and Ukraine. They blamed Donald Trump for the disaster in East Palestine, but that narrative just got derailed.
Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler dispels these claims, finding that none of the regulatory changes made during the Trump administration can be linked to the accident.
What did he find? According to this report,
Kessler found that the Trump administration was not responsible for the lack of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes on the train, as the Biden administration made no effort to reinstate them. He also noted that the brakes would not have helped, as by the time the crew activated them, the train had already derailed.
- …brakes would not have prevented the derailment.
- …there is no evidence yet that the braking system played a role in the accident.
- When it came to the amount of crew present,… the train had two crew members as well as a trainee.
- …the impact of Trump’s decisions ranged from “none” to “minimal.”
None of this, even coming from as liberal a landscape as the Washington Post, will end the smears. Remember, “Neither truth nor facts nor light of day will stay them from the swift implementation of their approved narratives.”
WATCH: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy says the brake rule Buttigieg and Joy Behar blamed President Trump for repealing ‘would not have prevented’ the East Palestine derailment.
“The wheel bearing failed on car number 23. So even with ECP brakes, the derailment would have occurred.” pic.twitter.com/AECPta0T5F
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) February 24, 2023
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