Despite Trump's bloviating, coal is not making a comeback

Quoted in Trump says 'the coal industry is back.' The government's jobs numbers say otherwise.  (CNBC, 8/23/2018)

First of all, just look at historical downward trend in the number of coal mining jobs.

Secondly, utilities are pledging to phase out coal.

Sources:

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/10/2018
• Wisconsin Public Radio, 5/20/2019