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Spencer Cox: “He [Trump] was far down on the list.”

Featuring: Spencer Cox, Republican | Governor of Utah

A Common Ground Forum with Governors Spencer Cox and Michelle Lujan Grisham

Published May 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:38

To me, it was important to be able to have those conversations with the president and with my party. It's no secret that I had supported other candidates for president. He was not my first choice. He [Trump] was far down on the list. This is no secret. He knows this. He and I have had these conversations, and. (10:38–40:46)

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“We are lonelier than ever before.”
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“40 years ago, if we had asked this question, almost every hand would have gone up.”
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“Now Congress has completely ceded their power to both the executive and to the judiciary.”
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“The federal government has gotten so much more powerful, which I think is a mistake.”
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“California should be very different than New Mexico, New Mexico should be very different than Utah.”
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“President Trump and I have a great relationship.”
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“It's no secret that I had supported other candidates for president. He [Trump] was not my first choice.”
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“We have had conversations on things where we agree.”
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“We've had some conversations on things we disagree about.”
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“I think he [Trump] would be more successful if he adopted the Disagree Better model mantra.”
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