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Govs divulge what it was like in the room when Trump clashed with Maine’s state leader over trans athletes

The governor's collective goal “disagree” at a White House meeting with most American state leaders, which concludes public dust with President Donald Trump.[ing] The president of the National Governors' Association said on Saturday.

Jared Police, a Colorado Democratic government official, challenged Trump to Maine to follow an executive order on transgender athletes in school sports, and Mills told Trump “see you in court.”

The president said states that do not align their academic athletics with biological sex will not receive federal funding.

“As governor, we have a prior initiative that we are continuing to work on,” said Polis.

“We always hope that people can oppose the discourse in ways that raise discourse and try to reach a common solution. … What is the problem? That disagreement isn't necessarily the model I don't think that is,” he continued, adding that some governors may not have known the origins of the fiery exchanges at the time.

Police said the governor has the right to sue the federal government, but there are other ways to understand where each party is coming from.

“It was a bit uncomfortable in the room,” added Kevin Stitt, NGA vice-president, Oklahoma GOP Governor.


Maine Governor Janet Mills, who is meeting with the majority of White House attendees, closing out the public dust with President Donald Trump, said the governor's collective goal: “Disagree”[ing] Better. ” Getty Images

“But, like Governor Police said, I wasn't sure exactly what was behind the conflict there. Apparently there were a few things that both sides said. ”

Stitt said the exchange could have been “good politics” for both the factory and Trump with their respective bases.

He said he personally agreed with Trump's attitude and led the Push in 2022 to ensure he competes with people of his biological sex in Oklahoma.


President Donald Trump addresses Governor Janet Mills (D-ME) after she says "See you in court" On the issue of trans women in sports when Trump attended a governor's meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on February 21, 2025.
President Trump said states that do not align biological sex with the academic athletics will not receive federal funding. Getty Images

“The NCAA continues, I think the Olympics have, and you have a governor who says they're not going to follow it. So I think she has any legal background I don't know if they're doing that, but they talked about seeing each other in court, and we'll see what happens with it.”

Police added that Mills argued that under his current stance, he was following current federal law.

Stitt then said Trump invited all governors to call him, and that if he called out Democrats and Republicans at the same time, he would first make a Democrat call.

“He's a businessman. He's not an ideology. He wants to get things done,” Stitt said.

At the White House meeting, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivy asked ministers to share a direct line to better promote cooperation between the nation and the Trump administration.

The nugget was revealed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. Henry McMaster explicitly made his number public, except that the president provided an open line to the governor.

“I have it, but I hold on it,” joked McMaster.

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