Americans want to work in the coal mines, according to the president.

One thing I learned about the coal miners is thats what they want to do, Trumpsaid.

They want to mine coal, thats what they love to do.

President Donald Trump in a photo released by the White House on April 8, 2025.

President Donald Trump in a photo released by the White House on April 8, 2025.Photo: White House / Flickr

Trump: One thing I learned about the coal miners thats what they want to do.

They want to mine coal.

She was gonna put them in a high tech industry where you make little cell phones and things.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

They love to dig coal, thats what they want to do.

They dont want to do gidgets and widgets and wadgets.

As Splinter put it, Trump is trying toWeekend at Berniesthe coal industry.

President Donald Trump and billionaire oligarch Elon Musk at UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in downtown Miami.

There are only about 140 coal plants left in the U.S. because they dont make sense from any perspective.

Wind and solar make more economic sense.

And thats before you even get into the environmental impact.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Getting paid a fair wage and being able to afford things for your family?

Thats definitely the American Dream as most people would understand it.

And they also direct federal agencies to allow coal leasing agreements on federal land, according to theAssociated Press.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump is determined to drag this country back to the 19th century.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025.

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