‘Coal’s not back’: Miners union president slams Trump’s lies about saving the coal industry
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‘Coal’s not back’: Miners union president slams Trump’s lies about saving the coal industry
Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to save the dirtiest of fossil fuels. And just over a year ago declared at a West Virginia rally, “ We are back. The coal industry is back. ”
But the reality is quite different, with more coal-fired power plant shutdowns under Trump in his first two years in office than in Obama’s entire first term!
So it’s no surprise that those who actually work in the industry disagree with Trump’s rosy outlook.
Cecil Roberts, United Mine Workers of America President, shut down all of Trump’s false bravado this week, explaining that the “harsh reality” is quite different from the president’s wild exaggerations:
“ Coal’s not back. Nobody saved the coal industry .
Roberts says that all of Trump’s huffing and puffing amounts to nothing more than simply keeping the coal industry “in existence.” However, he points out that the industry as a whole is still shrinking and more and more jobs continue to be lost.
Indeed, Trump’s own Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects coal production will hit a four-decade low in 2019 and drop again in 2020
Roberts and other miners have begged Trump to give them some time and consideration, to discuss the issues that they are facing in the dying industry. Brandon Pearson, one of the protesting Blackjewel miners , says they need Trump on their side:
“We’re struggling, and I hope and I pray that Donald Trump can see my message and hear my voice. I’m just one of many voices crying out, saying we need help we need something and we need him here…. A tweet would be great.”
Some may think that Trump cares more about rolling back Obama’s legacy than he does about the actual coal miners that are facing premature deaths and bankrupt pensions .
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Trump will campaign for re-election on a blizzard of lies.
meh, most of those with an IQ under 65 will still vote for him and the rest can deal opioids.
Way to not call out trump for the liar he is.
What? Did he think the coal industry would turn on a fucking dime once Obama left office? It takes time to undo EO's and EPA imposed regulations. During that time coal plants were being taxed and regulated at Obama administration standards, so they were still shutting down. How stupid is he?
Oh, and then to move the goal post and talk about things Trump never promised such as premature deaths and bankrupt pensions? How about someone ask this moron (sorry giving a bad name to morons) what the Democrats are offering? Besides Jack shit of nothing. Sorry, no Obama UAW pension bailout by the US tax payers. No US government give away of the coal industry to the Coal Union.
Coal is a dying industry, and Trump has extended it's life expectancy; which is far more than the Democrats are offering.
The coal industry is dying and has been for some time.
Trump's promise to bring back coal was never going to work. Natural gas and renewables which are cheaper, cleaner has replaced coal and will continue to do so.
Two more coal mines just closed in Wyoming closed with 700 miners losing their jobs. The company, Blackjewel, declared bankruptcy.
Maybe if the coal miners read something other than racing forms and sport's recaps, they would have known that their industry was like buggy whips and button hooks, both who once served a purpose, but phased out. Self education would have shown them that Trump was making empty promises which he could never deliver on. They counted on him throwing them a rope, which he did.....both ends.
First fucking line of the article, wally.
Sounds like liberals have a reason to vote for Trump.