Even though some medical experts have expressed concerns about children bathing in water in Flint, Gov. Rick Snyder says he would let his grandchildren takes baths in Flint.
The state has advised that children can bathe in Flint tap water, but parents need to make sure they don't swallow any water.
In an interview, Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff asks Snyder:
"Would you have your grandchildren bathe daily in that water coming out of those pipes, now?"
"Yeah, because again, that's the advice I've gotten," Snyder replies.
LeDuff then says:
"I wouldn't let my child chew on a Chinese made toy, I don't think I'd let my child, as just as person, a rational person that doesn't know that much, bathe in water what we know there's high levels of lead.
"You would let your grandchild bathe in that?"
Snyder replies:
"We don't know that there's necessarily high levels of lead in every bath tub. But again, there could be this risk. But we've been told by the experts... by itself...You just don't leave them by themselves. you need to monitor that to make sure they don't drink the water.
Snyder seems contrite.
"This is a disaster. I had people that worked for me to be blunt, that let all of us down. But I'm responsible. So I am not trying to get out of that. You have to responsible for these things, I'm taking responsibility but I want to fix the problem."
"I feel awful about this. These are people. They've been harmed. You can't feel good about that."
