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Blankenship files to run for president By Alex Thomas in News | October 31, 2019 at 8:56PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former coal executive Don Blankenship, a year since running for U.S. Senate, is officially a presidential candidate.Blankenship filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission on Thursday. Blankenship, whose committee is based in Williamson, is running for the Constitution Party’s nomination.Blankenship’s first statement as a presidential candidate criticized both major parties, citing the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote furthering the impeachment inquiry. All but two Democrats supported the resolution on Thursday, while all Republicans voted against the measure. ...
More at Metro News This is the coal mine operator who was sent to prison for violating federal mine safety standards in the wake of the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion in which 29 miners died.
He is also the man who gave us the Cocaine Mitch meme.
