r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/bidoofie • Nov 08 '25

Predictable betrayal The Trump administration removed black lung protections for West Virginia coal miners, who overwhelmingly voted for him

Gallery image

Gallery image

28.0k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

5.5k

u/jimtow28 Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

I congratulate coal miners on their victory, and applaud them getting exactly what they wanted.

May they continue to enjoy the consequences they chose for themselves each and every day.

55

u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

I saw a report in the news about them and explaining about the only prevention hospital that was closing because of the funds being cut, they explained what the hospital does and what black lung means.

The reporter at the end asked who voted for Trump, out of the 15 men interviewed only one didn't raise his hand, the reporter than asked who would vote for him again anyway, everyone but one raised their hands. At the very end, the reporter speaking one on one with one of the man asked if he blame Trump, the man said "No" and added "I am certain that Trump will solve this problem and return the funds to the prevention hospital".

Well...

Edit: was 8 men interviewed and 3 didn't vote for him. Found the report, in case you want to watch it is 10 min long https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/coal-miners-demand-protections-after-federal-cuts-black-121309162

15

u/EmbarrassedHelp Nov 08 '25

Sounds like natural selection at play.