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Trump, governor spar over transgender athletes
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President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, "We'll see you in court," over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.
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The president's comments came days after a Maine state representative made a widely circulated social media post criticizing a policy that allows high school athletes to compete on the team that aligns with their gender identity.
President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.
Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Trump, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.
Trump told Janet Mills about his order barring trans women from girls' sports: 'You better comply! Because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding.'
The news comes after Trump said Thursday that he would take away Maine’s federal funding, prompting a war of words with Gov. Janet Mills at the White House on Friday.
The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.
A female track and field athlete who competed against a biological male in a women's state championship meet in Maine earlier this week is lauding President Donald Trump for doing what state lawmakers won't.
President Trump initiated a public spat with Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills over whether she will comply with his executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, "We'll see you in court," over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.
The Trump-Mills disagreement at the White House the previous day led other top governors to be asked for their takes during the National Governors Association meeting in Washington.
Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ public dust-up with President Donald Trump during a White House meeting with most of America's state leaders didn’t live up to governors’ collective goal of "disagree[ing] better."
"The flurry of activity thrust the state into the national spotlight and reignited debates over the politically fraught issue of transgender children competing in girls’ sports."
President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from Maine after the state’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills refused to say that she would enforce his administration’s ban on transgender women and girls competing in sports.
President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.
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