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Unfortunately for Trump, the US coal industry suffers from some truly unavoidable economic realities. Coal plants in the US are, on average, 45 years old. This aging fleet also has higher maintenance and upkeep costs for equipment than competing types of power.

wired.comDonald Trump Wants to Save the Coal Industry. He’s Too LateAn executive order intended to give coal a boost ignores the reality not only of where energy markets are going, but where they are today.

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The year is 2045, Barron Trump, fresh out of jail and running for President stands in front of 17 coal miners for a "huuuuge clean coal announcement" "Why couldn't you get me more people?" "That's all the coal miners left in the country!"

Trump is stuck in the 1950ies, bringing back King Coal and good paying manufacturing jobs. Reality check- modern manufacturing is robotic. very few jobs. Coal kills in many ways. Is Trump too stupid to understand that, or doesn't he care? Or both.