The president was asked that very question by his former senior adviser, David Axelrod. Late today mr. Trump responded. His tweet in a minute. First, what mr. Obama had to say. The president telling David Axelrod that a majority of Americans Still believe in his vision for the country and would have voted for it for a third time. Im confident that if i if i had run again and articulated it, i think i could have mobilized a majority of the American People to rally behind it. I know that in conversations that ive had with people around the country, even some people who disagreed with me, they would say the vision, the direction, that you point toward is the right one. Again, we will have direct reaction from president elect donald trump shortly. Joining our conversation now, the man who did that interview, David Axelrod. David, really a fascinating, very personal interview. You, of course, had a very personal relationship with the president. But that comment standing out saying that he,
promises including bringing back jobs to coal country and repealing obamacare that won him the support of many coal miners, yet now they re worried their votes will end up hurting both their health and their finances. cnn s miguel marquez has this report. reporter: the coal-laden hills of eastern kentucky. we re going to bring the coal industry back. reporter: trump country. neil yonts, a democrat and coal miner for 35 years, initially supported hillary clinton. but i voted for trump. may be a mistake, but i heard him say he d bring coal back. reporter: a mistake, maybe, because yonts now suffers from black lung disease. from there to here, my breathing reporter: he voted for trump to bring jobs back but now fears trump s promise to kill obamacare will also end his black lung benefits. when they eliminate the obamacare, they may just eliminate all the black lung