Beset With Unemployment And Poverty, West Virginians Look To Trump For Help

WELCH, WV - MAY 20: Residents search for free items at the Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Bank outside of the struggling coal mining town of Welch on May 20, 2017 in Welch, West Virginia. The popular food bank has a monthly distribution which helps hundreds of local families, many working in the coal industry, make ends meet. West Virginia, a state where President Donald Trump won in a landslide by defeating Hillary Clinton 67.9 percent to 26.2 percent, is also one of the nations poorest states where nearly one in five West Virginians struggled to afford basic necessities in 2015. The state has continued to see a surge in male unemployment and an epidemic of opioid use among its population. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)