Biden visits scene of 2023 Ohio rail disaster – a year too late, critics say

President pledged to get cleanup job done and pushed for protective measures as protesters held anti-Biden' rally

Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire from a derailed train carrying hazardous chemicals - and the president saw up close the lingering hostility from victims still angry that he waited so long to visit.

The White House has said Biden was waiting for the right moment to visit. The mayor invited him.