President Donald Trump spoke to reporters Friday about Arkansas Gov. and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) being asked to leave a restaurant — and he couldn’t believe where it happened.

“Wow! In Arkansas, that’s very surprising,” he said, after a reporter told him the incident took place in Sanders’ home state.

Sanders said Friday that she and her team were booted from a Little Rock eatery the owner said employees felt “threatened” by her presence. The restaurant, The Croissanterie, disputed that anyone told Sanders employees felt “threatened,” but did say employees and customers raised questions about her being there.

“Ultimately, we made the decision to support our employees and guests who expressed they were uncomfortable,” the restaurant said in a statement.

According to the statement, a member of the governor’s security detail was “asked to encourage the governor to conclude her visit” after she had finished eating. A half hour later, “As the 90-minute table seating limit approached, the security detail was approached a second time and informed that approximately 10 minutes remained” and Sanders left the business.

“I love Arkansas,” Trump told reporters. “I won that state by so much. I think that Sarah is going to be just fine. But it’s too bad. She’s a good woman.”

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