I also said, will it be at all controversial? They all told me no. How did that happen? I don't think it is controversial, actually. I think it's so sensible.
Donald Trump: “I also said, will it be at all controversial? They all told me no. How did that happen? I don't think it is…”
On the recordDecember 3, 2017
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Trump discusses the lack of controversy surrounding his decision to modify national monuments in Utah.
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