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Donald Trump: “I opened [Anwar in Alaska]. Reagan couldn't get it done.”

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Donald Trump full speech at campaign rally in Allentown, PA

Published | Video Starts at 29:05

We have more oil and gas than they do. And you know what? If you include Anwar in Alaska, it's the biggest oil find in the world. As big as Saudi Arabia. And I opened [Anwar in Alaska]. Reagan couldn't get it done. He worked so hard, he couldn't. Nobody could get it done. I got it done. And this guy. The biggest in the world. As big, they say, maybe as Saudi Arabia. (29:05–29:09)

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Asserts that Donald Trump opened Anwar in Alaska, which Reagan could not accomplish.

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