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

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

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."

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US President Donald Trump clashed with the Democratic Governor of Maine in the White House. The tone became unusually sharp. It was about transgender athletes and fundamental legal issues.

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Gov. Janet Mills Refused To Be Bullied By Trump

Nothing warms my democracy-loving heart more than a government official standing up to Donald Trump. Even more so when it’s a woman whose spunk gets under his thin skin. Here’s Gov. Janet Mills sounding not one itsy-bit intimidated by President P***y Grabber’s authoritarian threats: MILLS: I’ll comply with state and federal laws. TRUMP: We are the federal law. Well, you better do it. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal …

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Who Is the Governor of Maine? All About Janet Mills

Janet Mills, the governor of Maine, went viral in February 2025 after a heated exchanged with Donald Trump at the White House.

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Janet Mills fires back at Donald Trump at White House event

Gov. Janet Mills got into a heated exchange with President Donald Trump a day after he threatened to withhold federal funds to punish the state for allowing transgender student-athletes to compete in sports. Mills was attending an event for governors at the White House in Washington on Friday when the exchange happened, according to Maine Morning Star and Reuters. “You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” Trump told Mil…

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What to Know About Maine Gov. Janet Mills Amid Clash With Trump

After Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, challenged President Trump during a White House meeting, she became both a folk hero to her party and a political target whose state now faces a federal investigation by the Department of Education. Ms. Mills, 77, told Mr. Trump on Friday that she would not accede to his executive order banning transgender athletes in women’s sports. “See you in court,” she said, while seated with a group of b…