David Bounds

David Bounds

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David Bounds is a retired coal miner from Oak Hill, West Virginia, who suffers from black lung disease, a condition he attributes to decades of mining coal. He has become an advocate for improved safety regulations in the mining industry, expressing concern about the dismantling of protections for miners under the Trump administration.

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David Bounds now struggles to carry a gallon of milk to the breakfast table without gasping for breath due to black lung disease.

Coal miners backed Trump. He’s dismantled their safety net
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-06-04
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