Trump Raised Hopes in Coal Country; Will He Deliver on Campaign Promises?
Donald Trump made outsized promises to residents of Bettyville, Kentucky, as well as other the depressed coal country towns. Some 80 percent of the residents voted for him and helped him capture the presidency. But now that he’s in office, will Trump deliver on desperately needed jobs? During the campaign, he promised to allow unlimited production of fossil fuels and put coal miners back to work....