President Joe Biden is raising eyebrows with his comment about plans to build a massive railroad.
Speaking at a dinner for the League of Conservation Voters Wednesday, Biden said, “We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean.”
Watch the video below:
BIDEN: "We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean" pic.twitter.com/p3yvuaupsF
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 15, 2023
Conservative commentator Ian Haworth asked, “Who’s going to run that train, SpongeBob?”
Who’s going to run that train, SpongeBob?
— Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) June 15, 2023
Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt tweeted, “F yeah!!! 8,000 MILE OCEAN TRAIN! BIDEN 2024!!”
F yeah!!! 8,000 MILE OCEAN TRAIN! BIDEN 2024!! https://t.co/oz4nY8uu7L
— Rob Schmitt (@SchmittNYC) June 15, 2023
“Just build a shipyard, Joe,” wrote the Hudson Institute’s Rebeccah Heinrichs.
https://twitter.com/RLHeinrichs/status/1669190776339812352
Check out some more reactions below:
That is going to be a heck of a railroad. https://t.co/Gr4xyLUpI8
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) June 15, 2023
Bold initiative, Mr. President https://t.co/1cNmf0baFj
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) June 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/AppalachiaIsGr8/status/1669316385942523906
Did you know we have plans to build a railroad across Indian Ocean? This is NEWS folks!!!!!! https://t.co/8yujZkNOzq
— Ms.G (@GSchifanelli) June 15, 2023
Wow. Mayor Pete really does walk on water. https://t.co/lc7NfLScg3
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) June 15, 2023
Bullish. I can propose 2 routes for this . pic.twitter.com/6XE2ykjY0m
— 👨🏻💻 ⚡️ (@JustinList) June 15, 2023
Biden’s comment came as he criticized China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a series of Chinese-led infrastructure projects around the world.
The projects are seen as a way to improve trade and countries’ economies. However, the Council on Foreign Relations notes, there are concerns the initiative is a “debt trap” for countries that borrow money to fund the projects.