Posted on 02/22/2016 10:25:45 AM PST by magellan
Real estate mogul Donald Trump would not let states take control of federal lands, the Republican presidential candidate said in a recent interview.
"I don't like the idea because I want to keep the lands great, and you don't know what the state is going to do," Trump said during a talk with Field & Stream magazine earlier this week.
The trade publication, sitting down with Trump at Las Vegas' Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show, had asked about the issue of turning over federally controlled lands to individual states -- an idea previously floated by rival 2016 contender and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and supported by staunch states-rights activists.
The proposal has also received more attention in light of recent actions by radical conservatives like Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his son Ammon Bundy, who led an armed group earlier this month in occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon to protest federal land use policies.
Trump cautioned, however, that states would be unpredictable in maintaining the designated lands.
"I mean, are they going to sell if they get into a little bit of trouble?" Trump asked. "I don't think it's something that should be sold."
He added: "We have to be great stewards of this land. This is magnificent land. And we have to be great stewards of this land."
The billionaire businessman suggested later in the interview that while he was a fan of oil and gas companies drilling and fracking on federal lands, protecting the earth should still be a top priority.
"I'm very much into energy, and I'm very much into fracking and drilling, and we never want to be hostage again to OPEC and go back to where we were. And right now, we're at a very interesting point because right now there's so much energy," Trump said. "And maybe that's an advantage and maybe--actually, it's more of an advantage in terms of your question because we don't have to do the kind of drilling that we did."
"I am for energy exploration, as long as we don't do anything to damage the land. And right now we don't need too much -- there's a lot of energy," he said.
You almost made me believe I was back on FR, once again...
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Of course you do have a full day of FR seniority on me... '-)
(When this is finally over, unlike "Filch","I won't miss the screamin'"...)
I am sure he doesn’t even know it is an issue in NV. Or maybe this is his “ethanol” moment.
Really sad the ignorance of commenters regarding the primacy of private property on this thread.
This will not dissuade the Moonies who idolize the Big Government corporatist who will make America great again.
I live in Idaho too. See it every summer. Pine beetles also have destroyed the forest, cannot kill the kings beetles either, because it would hurt the kings forest.
Trump means never having to say you’re sorry.
Yeah, lets let Ding Harry sell NV to China and Russia. smh.
Great post. All would come true if still justice in this country
And I think Donald has friends that will see no harm comes to him. Two can Play the threat game!
If Trump opposed illicit eminent domain today, his cult would immediately attack those in favor of it tomorrow.
I have never understood the need of some people to worship a fellow human being, let alone one who is a seriously unethical Narcissistic punk like Donald. *shrug*
AL: I’d like to talk about public land. Seventy percent of hunters in the West hunt on public lands managed by the federal government. Right now, there’s a lot of discussion about the federal government transferring those lands to states and the divesting of that land. Is that something you would support as President?
DT: I don’t like the idea because I want to keep the lands great, and you don’t know what the state is going to do. I mean, are they going to sell if they get into a little bit of trouble? And I don’t think it’s something that should be sold. We have to be great stewards of this land. This is magnificent land. And we have to be great stewards of this land. And the hunters do such a great job—I mean, the hunters and the fishermen and all of the different people that use that land. So I’ve been hearing more and more about that. And it’s just like the erosion of the Second Amendment. I mean, every day you hear Hillary Clinton wants to essentially wipe out the Second Amendment. We have to protect the Second Amendment, and we have to protect our lands.
AL: Absolutely. How would you balance energy exploration and extraction on public lands? How would you balance that with the need for recreation and multiple use? Right now, gas prices are low, but they might not stay that way.
DT: Well, I’m very much into energy, and I’m very much into fracking and drilling, and we never want to be hostage again to OPEC and go back to where we were. And right now, we’re at a very interesting point because right now there’s so much energy. And I’ve always said it—there’s so much energy. And new technology has found that. And maybe that’s an advantage and maybe—actually, it’s more of an advantage in terms of your question, because we don’t have to do the kind of drilling that we did. But I am for energy exploration, as long as we don’t do anything to damage the land. And right now we don’t need too much; there’s a lot of energy.
Don't forget th' door to let them back in. Those golf courses can't mow themselves, ya know.
Some of it was Frank Church. They use the excuse of protecting the wildlife. Salmon is a huge excuse to cut of areas.
BTW, FR definitely does not need your urinary slang insults -- EVER!!
Awww, you poor thing. Your senses must be so tender, poor thing. Politics is only for those that wear halos, I’m sure.
Okay, like you this is not my first concern.
Military? No it can wait?
National spending? Nope, not as important as this.
Obamacare? Uh uh...
Immigration? NOPE, not even close...
The wall? Who cares?
Jobs? Are you kiddin’ me?
Common Core? Eh, it can wait.
The Department of Education? Eh... not important.
Do I need to go on?
This is not a good development. Trump needs to be educated on some of the finer points in the Constitution.
Here’s the problem with that “doesn’t seem to be hurting him” remark. Nothing is as it ‘appears’ to be any more. So yeah, every comment he makes is chipping away at his ‘favorability’ among thinking adult voters. If it isn’t affecting the opinions of some, then it should be. It’s all a composite showing who and what the ‘real’ Donald Trump is.
Yet another dumb azz mistake that was unnecessary Donald.
No we won't.
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