What did Donald Trump predict about the economy in March 2017?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
I made them this promise: We will put our miners back to work.
Coal jobs fell from 51,200 to 38,000
Trump promised to put coal miners back to work. Coal mining jobs fell from 51,200 in March 2017 to 38,000 when he left office in January 2021.
Coal mining employment was 51,200 in March 2017 and 38,000 in January 2021, when Trump left office (Bureau of Labor Statistics, series CES1021210001).
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- Remarks at the signing of the executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth, EPA headquarters, Washington, D.C.