On Sept 20th Trump had a sit-down with the Australian PM and coal was brought up.
TRUMP
It’s very important to Scott. We talk about it a lot. Because that business can get out of control a little bit, from the standpoint of environment. And you have really approached it in an environmentally-sensitive way.Coal, as an example: You’re the leader of safety in coal digging. And we’ve actually studied it because we’re doing a lot of coal. And you have very – literally, you almost have no – you know, you used to have a thing: black lung disease. And in Australia, you almost don’t have it anymore. You’ve got all of the dust down. And, you know, they’re very – they become wet mines, basically. But it’s great.
PRIME MINISTER MORRISON
Well, it’s a very technologically-advanced industry in Australia.
TRUMP
Incredible.
PRIME MINISTER MORRISON
All of that resources industry are – from the robotics that’s involved in the production and all the way through.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?464531-1/president-trump-calls-whistleblower-complaint-political-hack-job&start=1083
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