Wudi@feddit.uk to pics@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agoJim Justice and his english bulldog Babydog. He owns a coal mining empire. His net worth was estimated at $664.2 million in 2025, making him the richest U.S. senatorfeddit.ukimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down11
arrow-up1193arrow-down1imageJim Justice and his english bulldog Babydog. He owns a coal mining empire. His net worth was estimated at $664.2 million in 2025, making him the richest U.S. senatorfeddit.ukWudi@feddit.uk to pics@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareAweigh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down1·edit-25 days ago *How can he be a business owner AND a politician? Because voters trust him. https://www.propublica.org/article/this-governor-still-guides-his-billion-dollar-business-empire-even-though-he-said-he-wouldnt The real question is why do they trust him?
minus-squaremodernangel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agothey don’t - it’s not about trust, it’s just spitefully gravitating to whatever “makes liberal heads explode”.
minus-squareShindo66@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoThey probably trust him because their livelihoods are tied to coal, the same as him. He probably makes bold statements about keeping coal flowing and jobs going.
Because voters trust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/this-governor-still-guides-his-billion-dollar-business-empire-even-though-he-said-he-wouldnt
The real question is why do they trust him?
they don’t - it’s not about trust, it’s just spitefully gravitating to whatever “makes liberal heads explode”.
They probably trust him because their livelihoods are tied to coal, the same as him. He probably makes bold statements about keeping coal flowing and jobs going.