So naturally the question becomes what coal billionaire prick is paying Trump or his family for this?
Very few, I’d imagine. At best, this is propping up failing parts of their empire - a lot of mining companies have switched to something easier than coal because coal is getting harder to mine, and a lot of energy companies are diversifying because of the slowdown of effective mining. This seems to simply be “because I can”.
“In addition, Trump will receive the inaugural ““Undisputed Champion of Coal”” award on Wednesday from the Washington Coal Club, a pro-coal group with ties to the fossil fuel industry…”
Along with the “Coal Peace Prize”
Why? Even if you are pro-fossil, natural gas is cheaper and abundant in the US.
Hell, military has easier access to fuckin’ nuclear power if they wanted it. Any source of power is at their disposal, and they choose coal, a shitty messy rock that burns?
Its easier to use forced labor to harvest coal vs natural gas
“Why do we even have nuculer aircraft carriers. We need coal powered. They are much stronger. You ever see those guys down below shoveling the coal. They are strong.” -Trump probably
Hell yeah we need the USS Admiral Kuznetsov.
I mean it’s at this point obvious that he’s trying to destroy the US. If he manages to damage the MIC I guess that’s a silver lining… But at what cost…
So PTSD and Black Lung for our veterans?
