“We’ve come to the conclusion that talk is cheap,” Representative Dan Kildee told Newsweek.
In 2016, presidential candidates flocked to Flint, Michigan, in the midst of its deadly water crisis and vowed to fix it. But this week, as the city observed the five-year anniversary of the disaster, activists and politicians say those promises fell flat.
“What I want to see is action. What I want to see is people have a plan,” Jim Ananich, a state senator and Flint native, told Newsweek. “Anybody running for president has a responsibility to come to Michigan.” Even Donald Trump made a campaign stop in Flint ahead of Election Day. Though he received a chilly reception from local leaders, he expressed sympathy for Flint’s “pain” and later remarked that the situation demonstrated “failure in every single level of government.”
People gather in front of a church before participating in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint February 19, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. The city commemorated the fifth anniversary of the water crisis on April 25. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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