Trump talks to his "good buddy" Dem. Governor of WV Jim Justice. Trump floats plan to pay coal companies $15/ton to "help America" (Not be a socialist . Justice is a coal operator who made big bucks selling a bunch of mines to the Rooskies, and then buying them back at yard sale prices b/c they were losing money. In a big surprise, Justice goes from Dem to Repub. Now Trump has floated Dem Senator Manchin from WV, as next Sec of Energy. If he takes it (an he is vulnerable right now as a middle of the road Dem in WV) then Justice gets to appoint a Repub Senator to replace him. +1 Repub Gov, +1 Repub Senator , all for a few tax dollars.
Trump isn't smart enough to figure stuff like this out.