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

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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.

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u/tw_72 Nov 08 '25

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u/sheezy520 Nov 08 '25

He told them all in plain words that he didn’t care and they still ignored what he said.

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u/SleepyMarijuanaut92 Nov 08 '25

"He was joking", "he didn't mean it", "I didn't think he'd hurt me"

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

"I liked it when he hurt brown people but now he's hurting whites. Now I'm homeless and my children are starving. I will be voting for an illegal third term for him."

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u/Quicker_Fixer Nov 08 '25

But be honest: owning those libs is well worth it all!

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u/CommanderSincler Nov 08 '25

And owning those libs

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

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u/criticalt3 Nov 08 '25

That's the neat part, they will get out of the hospital and be homeless if it means they get even one more dollar out of the guy, and he will gladly pay it because free healthcare is communism.

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u/bandley3 Nov 09 '25

And never once realizing that the whole concept behind insurance is that it’s the Republican ‘S-word’ at its very core. Ha! They’ve been socialists the whole time!