West Virginia governor Jim Justice defects from Democrats to support Donald Trump

The governor of West Virginia has abandoned the Democrats to support President Donald Trump. Jim Justice, a 66-year-old coal mining magnate and the richest man in West Virginia, was elected as a Democrat governor in the November 2016 election - although he refused to endorse Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. He defeated the Republican candidate, Bill Cole. But, eight months after taking office, he has switched sides, and instead throw his weight behind Mr Trump. "This man is a good m