Trump and Democratic Government Maine Janet Mills clashes in the White House because of the executive order
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The Blue State is one of several defiances to Trump’s executive order on February 5, which prevents the trans -athletes to compete in maiden and women’s sports. Trump threatened Thursday that he would interrupt Federal financing of Maine Before the conflict with Mills this afternoon at a two -page Governor’s meeting.
“You better do it because you won’t get federal financing,” Trump told her.
“We will follow the law sir. We will see you in court,” she replied.
President Donald Trump and Government Maine Janet Mills clashed on Friday at the White House for the compliance of the executive order. (Pool by AP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“Enjoy your life after the governor because I don’t think you will be an elected official afterwards,” Trump said then.
On Friday, Mills posted a statement in which “the state of Maine will not be intimidated by the president’s threats.”
“If the president is trying to unilaterally deprive children of Maine School from the benefit of federal funding, my administration and the Attorney General will take all the appropriate and necessary legal proceedings to restore that funding and academic opportunity it provides,” she added.
Trump said a gathering about Republican Governors In Washington on Thursday “I heard men still play in Maine.”
“I hate to tell you this, but we won’t give them federal money, they still say” we want men to play in women’s sport “and I can’t believe they do it … so we won’t give them any funding, none, Until they clean it, “he said.
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President Donald Trump speaks at a Governor’s working session in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, on Friday, February 21st. (Pool by AP)
Trump’s executive order, which was signed on February 5, instructed all federal agencies to review scholarships, programs and policies that do not in accordance with the efforts of the administration to end “male competitive participation in women’s sports … as a matter of security, honesty, dignity, dignity and the truth. ”
The command also sent a strict implementation of the title IX against all educational institutions or athletic associations that are not adhered to and requires that in such cases they are deprived of federal assistance.
Shortly after signing the command, more countries, including Maine, California, Minnesota and others, which lead primarily democrats, indicated that they would not be in line with Trump.
President Donald Trump arrives at the Governor’s work at the White House State Dining on Friday, February 21st. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Executive Director of the Basic Management Body for High School Sports in Maine said that athletic teams would continue to determine the eligibility on the basis of students of this gender identity, despite the president’s executive order he tried to prevent “men from female sports.”
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
