2016: Manchin scoffs at Trump's promise to revive coal

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is sharply criticizing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's promise to revive the coal sector, while also defending his endorsement of Trump's Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, despite the fact that her climate policies would continue to harm the industry. “For Donald Trump to try to say coal is coming back, that's a bunch of BS,” Manchin said during a Sept. 29 carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) event on Capitol Hill. “And for people who believe that Hillary...