Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) joked Thursday that he may have to buy President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE a golf course on his state’s shore to stop offshore drilling.

Inslee’s remarks on CNN came shortly after he filed a formal request with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Ryan Keith ZinkeTrump extends Florida offshore drilling pause, expands it to Georgia, South Carolina Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet MORE to exempt his state from the administration's plans to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling. Zinke did so Tuesday for Florida, where Trump owns the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.

“We believe America deserves a president who will protect our beaches from sea to shining sea, not just those who have a political pal who’s in trouble in a Senate race in Florida,” Inslee told host Wolf Blitzer, referring to Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R).

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“I don’t know, maybe I have to buy Donald Trump a golf course in Washington or something to get him to protect us," Inslee said.

Inslee has joined numerous coastal governors, both Republican and Democrat, in asking their states to be removed from Trump’s plan, unveiled last week, to consider drilling nearly everywhere along the United States’ coasts.

Zinke removed Florida’s waters unexpectedly late Tuesday after a brief meeting with Scott. He has promised to meet with all coastal governors on the plan, but has not yet removed any other state from consideration.

Inslee and his office wrote to the Trump administration in August and again last week, and both called and sent a letter to Zinke Thursday, he told CNN, but he has not gotten any response.

“I believe that every state should be granted a similar opportunity to protect its marine and coastal waters,” Inslee wrote in the Thursday letter.