Coal concerns keep gubernatorial candidate from backing Clinton

Published August 22, 2016 4:10pm ET



Hillary Clinton won’t be getting the support of one of the top Democrats in a major coal state.

West Virginia gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice, a businessman who owns coal companies, distanced himself from the Democratic presidential nominee Monday morning, telling MetroNews he “cannot be a supporter of Hillary Clinton.”

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