{"id":93643,"date":"2018-02-01T06:42:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=93643"},"modified":"2018-02-01T06:44:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T10:44:09","slug":"was-the-d-c-amtrak-train-crash-engineered-to-threaten-republican-congressmen-because-of-the-fisa-memo-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=93643","title":{"rendered":"<b>Was the D.C. Amtrak train crash engineered to threaten Republican congressmen because of the FISA Memo release?<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BREAKING: Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Slams Into Truck \u2014 Emergency Response On Scene, 1 Fatality Confirmed<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Christian Datoc<br \/>\nThe Daily Caller<\/p>\n<p>An Amtrak train carrying several members of Congress was involved in an accident with a large truck Wednesday just before noon eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Atlantic\u2019s Elaine Plott, the train was taking the congressmen from Union Station in Washington, D.C. to a Republican retreat in Greenbrier, West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffDenham\/status\/958746186495741953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2018%2F01%2F31%2Ftrain-carrying-republicans-wreck-photos-video%2F<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC obtained footage of passengers, all of whom were traveling to the retreat, interacting with medical personnel shortly after the incident was first reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to interviews with several congressmen onboard the train, some of the first responders were actually doctor-members who rushed to treat those injured in the wreck.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/01\/31\/gop-members-treat-injuries-train-crash\/\">(RELATED:\u00a0The First GOP Members Off The Train After The Crash Were Doctors Demanding To Help The Injured)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5107476400001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5723353413001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Multiple injuries have already been reported. It is not yet clear what caused the accident, but photos from the scene show that the truck has sustained extreme damage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: GOP train hit a truck on way to retreat. Sources say driver getting medical attention; members okay. Pic-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/99xmsGFEEs\">pic.twitter.com\/99xmsGFEEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachaelmbade\/status\/958740941589893121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It appears that the injuries are minor and all members, their families and staff appear to be unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/elainaplott\/status\/958743198985326592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2018%2F01%2F31%2Ftrain-carrying-republicans-wreck-photos-video%2F<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the scene of an <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Amtrak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Amtrak<\/a> train crash in Crozet. Police say it is a HAZMAT situation. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Charlottesville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Charlottesville<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS19News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBS19News<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Virginia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Virginia<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mSSHaVoJlh\">pic.twitter.com\/mSSHaVoJlh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Durkin (@DurkinWeather) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DurkinWeather\/status\/958744984190095366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the truck has reportedly died on the scene.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) tells me 3 passengers aboard the hit truck. 1 is dead. 2 injured. He and other lawmakers helped carry one of the injured truck passengers to an ambulance with local medical personnel.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed O&#39;Keefe (@edokeefe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edokeefe\/status\/958747275576082432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jeff Flake described the harrowing scene to CNN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5107476400001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5723352555001\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/twitter.com\/DaniellaMicaela\/status\/958750999371395072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&#038;ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2018%2F01%2F31%2Ftrain-carrying-republicans-wreck-photos-video%2F<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has been briefed on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The White House is reportedly communicating with state, local and Amtrak authorities as they investigate the crash\u2019s cause.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/01\/31\/trump-response-amtrak-train-crash\/\">(RELATED: Trump White House Responds To Deadly Amtrak Crash)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though the crash resulted in a fatality, multiple pundits\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/01\/31\/daily-beast-writer-gop-train-crash-is-a-metaphor\/\">joked about the incident on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0as being a \u201cmetaphor\u201d for the Republican party.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. The Daily Caller will continue to update this piece as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\">http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING: Train Carrying GOP Lawmakers Slams Into Truck \u2014 Emergency Response On Scene, 1 Fatality Confirmed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}