At Donald Trump’s rally in West Virginia, the presumptive Republican nominee received a gift from a coal mining association that endorsed him.
Trump took some time at Thursday evening’s event to call up to the stage officials from the West Virginia Coal Association.
“Mr. president, on behalf of the best coal miners in the world, who mine the cleanest and safest and most environmentally sound coal in the world, we’re so pleased to introduce to endorse you today,” said Chris Hamilton, vice president of the West Virginia Coal Association, who handed Trump the hat to loud cheers and applause.
Trump then put on the hat and acted out the movement of shoveling coal. The white hard hat had “President Trump” inscribed on it.
“My hair look ok?” he asked the audience after removing the hat and attempted to fix his hair.
Trump compared his distaste for environmental regulations that lead to changes in hairspray to regulations that burden coal miners, a sensitive issue in West Virginia, a state that has shed thousands of coal-related jobs in the past few years during an Obama administration that has pressed hard for renewable energy alternatives.
“Got a little spray. Give me a little spray. You know you’re not allowed to use hairspray anymore because it affects he ozone [layer],” Trump told the audience.
“I say no way, folks. No way. No way,” he said. “That’s like a lot of the rules and regulations you people have in the mines, right? The same kind of stuff.”
