President Joe Biden is raising eyebrows again for a claim about a railroad the United States wants to build.
During an event at the White House on Thursday, Biden said, “We’re moving ourselves to having railway to go all the way across… from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean in Africa to be able to transport and cheaper and do it with less, less, how can I say it? Less carbon emissions.”
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Biden was quickly ripped on Twitter for his comments:
Here we go again 🙄 https://t.co/MRrdluPeVF pic.twitter.com/46biBasvho
— MARY WICKER (@MARYWICKER20) June 22, 2023
— Bourbon Moon. 🥃🌕 XY. (@Goodnight_Mush) June 22, 2023
This HAS to be a sitcom. Old men who think they’re world leaders l, talking nonsense at the checkers table in the senior living facility. https://t.co/Rm3jrriADP
— Justa Puppet (@Anewhomestar) June 22, 2023
There He Goes Again Totally Off Track About An Ocean Railroad. BIDEN: "We're moving ourselves to having railway to go all the way across … from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean in Africa."
— Michael (@NewsTalkPD) June 22, 2023
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Just a week ago, Biden discussed plans to build another vast railroad.
“Speaking at a dinner for the League of Conservation Voters, he said, “We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean.”
In case you missed it:
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
That 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.