President Trump Has Been Good News For Coal-Country Families

Put yourself in these shoes: Your husband comes home from a long day of work. He walks in the door, sets his stuff down and, with sadness on his face, turns to tell your three children what no father ever wants to have to admit: Dad was just laid off — for the third time in six years. That was Christina’s story in 2014. Her husband had been a coal miner in West Virginia for 20 years and had been able to afford a modest lifestyle for their growing family.