THE WHITE HOUSE • June 5, 2020
We’re joined by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and a very good friend of mine, former governor Paul LePage. Under the last administration, commercial fishermen and Maine lobstermen were suddenly informed that nearly 5,000 square miles of ocean off the coast of New England would be closed to commercial fishing, without justification. Is that right? Five hundred — no, you got to be kidding. Is that right? This action was deeply unfair to Maine lobstermen. Threatened to cripple family businesses. It cost America’s fishermen millions of dollars. So they closed 5,000 square miles of ocean off your coast, right? That’s amazing, Paul. How did you let that — how did they let that happen?