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CHARLESTON,
WV – During his latest daily press briefing, Gov. Jim Justice
fielded a question regarding a phone call that he had taken today with
President Donald J. Trump.
In mentioning all of the economic goodness his personal friendship with
President Trump has brought to the state, Gov. Justice made a remark in
jest that all presidents were welcome in West Virginia, except for “maybe
not Barack Obama.”
After a few politically-motivated individuals began questioning the tone
of the comment, Gov. Justice provided clarification that the remark was
made specifically in regard to the effect that the Obama Administration’s
War on Coal had on the West Virginia economy from 2008-2016:
“Everyone knows that President Obama made it a specific strategy to
destroy our coal industry and power plants which, for more than a
century, had been the lifeblood of West Virginia’s economy,” Gov. Justice
said after Wednesday’s briefing. “Before you know it, West Virginia was
brought to our knees, especially southern West Virginia. I hated that so
badly because the good people of West Virginia suffered beyond belief.
“I want to love everybody, and by that, I mean everybody, including
President Obama,” Gov. Justice continued. “But, at the end of the day,
what happened to West Virginia during his time in the Oval Office will
take us decades and decades to recover from, if ever.” |