There’s a Trump party.” And the rule in the Trump party is: Reward those who serve you, and punish those who don’t. In 2016, Trump repeatedly promised the residents of states such as West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania that he was going to revive the coal industry. But the idea that we could eliminate some environmental regulations and thereby bring all the coal jobs back was always ludicrous. And if the market no longer wants coal, Trump will force power plants to buy it. But it’s an industry that gave Trump its support, so it’s the one that gets government help.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2018 17:43 UTC