No, Munchkin would be doing what’s best for his state, more than he could do as democrat senator. He’s now out of the politics. Making more money than a Senator, then his future looks great too.
Don’t know if he’d do this, as Trump could fire his butt at any turn.
There is far more to it than just west Virginia. What goes for West Virginia also goes for all the Coal Fields of Eastern Kentucky and South West Virginia.
That which helps in appalachia, helps in Wyoming and Arizona. The DOE becomes a tool for the coal industry to emerge from the ashes