Betting on Trump: Coal (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
February 15, 2017
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as posted by the channelWhat do Trump’s economic promises to the coal industry mean to voters in West Virginia?
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Twelve thousand mining jobs have disappeared in the state over the last few years -- and 70 percent of the vote went to Trump. One former coal miner says, “I’ve been a registered Democrat all my life, but I crossed over this year. I voted for Donald Trump, because he promised to help the coal miner.”
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