单选题 Despite his remarks that triggered bitter debates, the president insisted he was telling the truth.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该句意为：尽管总统的话引发激烈的争论，但他坚持认为自己讲的是实话。trigger的意思是“诱发，引发”。terminate：中止，结束；disseminate：传播，散布，普及；extinguish：扑灭，灭绝；initiate：发动，开始，策划。