That also happens to be a fishing spot of Donald Trump Jr., who made an impassioned case against the mine to his father during an early August fundraiser he hosted at his Bridgehampton, N.Y., home. Andrew Sabin, a Trump donor who was at the seaside gathering, also told the president that the mine was a bad idea. “For the three minutes, the president listened attentively to what Don Jr. was saying,” Sabin, a precious metals magnate, recalled in a phone interview. Both Trump Jr. and Carlson are members of Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of fish habitats, and Trump Jr. has fished in Bristol Bay several times; his brother Eric celebrated his bachelor’s party there. Maybe not all environmentalism is about climate.”Both Ayers and Trump Jr. have urged the president on Twitter to halt the project.

Source: Washington Post August 20, 2020 10:02 UTC