During his remarks, Trump referenced his executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, and singled out Maine for going against his order, directly calling out Mills, who didn’t back down.
“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills replied.
“See you in court,” Mills replied, cutting into Trump’s rant.
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm hereTRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal lawT: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any… pic.twitter.com/TLaNe8se7Z
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 21, 2025Trump’s Thursday comments came after a Republican state representative in Maine, Laurel Libby, criticized a transgender high school athlete on her Facebook page, drawing the ire of Maine’s Democrats. Libby also criticized the state’s Democrats on a conservative radio show this week, suggesting that Maine schools that allow transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports should lose government funding.
Before her in-person verbal fight with Trump, Mills had issued a statement earlier on Friday responding to Trump’s comments to Republican governors.
Trump’s comment to Mills on Friday was a brazen attempt to intimidate her, and his proclamation that “we are the federal law” is a disturbing look at how he views his authority in his second term as president—beyond reproach, or any checks and balances.
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