Washington DC, Feb. 12 -- US President Donald Trump said that the United States is the world's leading energy producer, emphasising the nation is becoming a "massive energy exporter."

Trump said at the Champion of Coal Event on Wednesday that recent trade deals with several countries, including Japan, South Korea, and India, have led to a dramatic increase in U.S. coal exports.

Trump claimed that the quality of American coal is "supposed to be the finest anywhere in the world."

He said, "America is now the number one energy producer in the world. We're becoming a massive energy exporter. In just the past few months, we've made historic trade deals with Japan, Korea, India, and others to increase our coal exports dramatically. The quali...