Maine Gov. Janet Mills is trying to capitalize on her moment in the national spotlight after falling into public dust with President Donald Trump last week. Women's sports.
Trump verbally spoke at the White House on Friday after Trump said Maine would not receive federal funds until he began taking action to prevent trans women from competing with women's sports teams There was a skirmish.
“We're going to follow the law, sir. We'll see you in court,” Mills said after asking if Trump would comply with his orders. “I don't think you'll become an elected official after that, so enjoy your life after governor,” Trump shot.
Maine representatives sent a massive fundraising text to Fox News Digital to Maine residents who cited a quarrel with Trump, played by Mills on television nationwide, following the verbal skirmish on Friday. I've confirmed that I've started doing it.
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“At a bipartisan meeting of the governor on Friday, Donald Trump threatened to deny the main school-age federal funds unless we were in line with his personal demands,” the Mills text campaign said. . “He said he is the 'law' and he never cared about Congress or the state. I told him I would meet in court. ”
Maine Governor Janet Mills and President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. (Getty Images)
Mills continues, saying that while Trump campaigns by lowering the prices of everyday Americans, he now uses new powers to “punish the enemy.”
“I want to make one thing clear. Maine will not be threatened by the president's threat,” the campaign said. “Work against Trump and his agenda will begin at the state level. Can we donate $10 to the Maine Democrats to secure resources to fight for our nation?”
In the same week, Trump threatened to withhold funds from Maine because he was not following Maine's executive orders in sports. A transgender woman who won first place in the women's pole vault at the Maine Class B State Indoor Championships until June last year.
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Maine's major governing body for high school athletics said it would postpone it to state law that makes it illegal to determine someone's eligibility for an athletic based on their gender identity. (Getty Images)
The Maine Principals Association, the leading governing body for Maine's high school athletics, has confirmed it is not intending to comply with Trump's executive orders. Rather, the association said it would postpone it to state laws that would make it illegal to determine someone's eligibility for a movement based on their gender identity.
Sara Perry, a civil rights lawyer with extensive experience litigating Title IX issues, has said that in addition to Trump's executive order, Maine has Ministry of Education Precedents that previously established precedents are precedents from many cases that challenged the former. President Joe Biden's Title IX Regulations Allows you to determine athletic eligibility by your preferred gender identity.
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“Within 6 weeks [after Biden’s Title IX ruling] Perry pointed out.
Perry added that in addition to the obvious risk of losing funds, these states are also opening themselves up to the federal Title IX investigation.
Fox News Digital tried to reach out to the governor's office for comment but received no response.
