Trump demands Maine governor apologize -- or the state will face consequences

[HereForTheParty]

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump is demanding a “full throated apology” from Maine Gov. Janet Mills in his spat with the state over transgender athletes, implying his administration will continue to target the state unless he gets one.

The Democratic governor got into an argument with the president during a governors’ meeting at the White House in February, telling the president “we’ll see you in court” when he threatened to pull federal funding from the state if it failed to comply with his order to ban trans athletes from playing in women’s and girls sports.

His administration subsequently opened overlapping investigations into Maine, including probes launched by the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Agriculture.


The president in a Saturday morning Truth Social post demanded Mills deliver a “full throated apology” for her earlier comments and promise to never pose a “challenge” to the federal government again.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/22/donald-trump-trans-athletes-maine-00003871

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Fascist.

[Solly Mack]

1. Hard to stand back up once you bend over for Trump.

[Evolve Dammit]

9. When did Mills "bend over for t*****?"

[Solly Mack]

11. Didn't say she did. My point was never bend over for him. Ever. Because it's hard to get back up once you do.

[Evolve Dammit]

13. Sorry for not understanding

[Solly Mack]

14. No harm, no foul.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. Tensions running unusually high at present....Can't imagine why?? Good rally today

[kelly1mm]

28. While she personally may not have bent over, the Maine University system did agreeing to

comply with the Trump Administrations rules. Also, as of not I cannot find any lawsuit filed by the state of Maine against the US about this issue despite the Governors vow to 'See you in court.'

[Think. Again.]

33. If you watch the exchange between them...

...you'll see that she said that she would see him in court as a response to some kind of threat from trump. Her statement alone, taken out of context, doesn't mean she intended to initiate a lawsuit immediately, but that she would if he gave her a reason to.

[kelly1mm]

38. Transgender athletes in K-12 sports has not been resolved. UM caved to President Trump's EO. No lawsuit yet. nt

[Think. Again.]

40. Oh, ok, so if trump follows through, I guess she'll "see him in court".

[kelly1mm]

41. Possibly. However I think it more likely the high school athletic association caves just like the colleges. nt

[Think. Again.]

42. Well, at least the Governor intends to stand strong against fascism.

[kelly1mm]

43. If the high schools comply just like the colleges already complied I guess the Governor can say she did not personally

cave. However the end result is still the same, no?

[Think. Again.]

44. Wait, the Governor is administrator of the high schools and colleges?

I didn't know Governors held those jobs too. Where do they find the time?

[kelly1mm]

45. What in my statement made you think I implied the Governor was in charge of the high schools?

What I will say it the Governor got WAY ahead of her skis in saying to President Trump 'see you in court'. She may have had a knee jerk reaction to the loss on millions of dollars of federal funds but calmer heads at the college level and (I would hazard to guess the high school level soon) thought better of it.

None of this is to say that President Trump is necessarily 'right'. It is just another example of the real golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules.

[Think. Again.]

46. Ahead of her skis?

She explained the result trump would face if he followed through with his threat.

Was that "above her place" (or something equally demeaning)?

[Chipper Chat]

2. Maine is almost in Canada.

Piss em off Don. They might secede.

[SupportSanity]

3. This might get interesting. If this escalates to a high level, this might get the Dems off the couch.

There have been a lot of "If you don't do this, I'm gonna ...." from Trump in the news lately.
He's testing this out to see how far he can go.
Pure thug.
Keep Pushing Back!!!!

[mdbl]

4. The state should sue the trump administration for the money

Fuck Dump.

[MichMan]

5. Too late, they already caved

[PeterIsMyBrother]

16. You sound glad.

[MichMan]

26. By saying, "they caved" ?

[Think. Again.]

34. I believe the University caved, not the State of Maine.

[kelly1mm]

29. Maine's University System already came to an agreement to comply with President Trump's EO. nt

[Irish_Dem]

6. We always wondered how Hitler came to power.

It must have been just like this.

Everyone completely caved, kissed his ass and never looked back.

[jgmiller]

7. Her response should be a lawsuit over a violation of the 1st Ammendment

[kacekwl]

8. Hows this, sorry I didn't say

See you in court tuck face.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Mafia-class dictator move. . . . . nt

[C_U_L8R]

12. Her response

should be nothing less than 'Kiss my ass'.

[kelly1mm]

30. Right. I mean the University of Maine already agreed to comply with President Trump's EO so this is

just rubbing salt into the wound.

[2naSalit]

17. In your dreams, buttface.

[Bayard]

18. " never pose a "challenge" to the federal government again."

That is definitely dick-tater mode. I hope Gov. Mills and her constituents take this as a personal challenge to ream his ass. What's he going to do if she doesn't kiss his ring?

[Hekate]

21. I dunno -- keep her from getting pandemic supplies? Cancel FEMA?

He’s trying it all

[Joinfortmill]

19. Krasnov is nuts. Seriously.

[Hekate]

20. A Dictator on Day 1

[SWBTATTReg]

22. Just think, how many states has tRUMP already piss off? Perhaps both sides of the fence in Congress need to

seriously start thinking about joint actions on the part of all of Congress to counter this idiotic president and his rogue administration.

[Skittles]

23. JFC

THE IDEA THAT *ANYONE* VOTED FOR THAT POS FUCKING SNOWFLAKE

[thought crime]

24. Medieval king?

Trump is a visitor from the 13th century.

[mainer]

25. Apologize for what? "We follow the law." Is that so offensive to him?

Or “See you in court.” He’s offended by that?

[kelly1mm]

31. The University of Maine already agreed to comply with the EO and no lawsuits have been filed by the state of

Maine. President Trump just wants to rub salt into the wound.

[Think. Again.]

35. Yes, there was no need for the State of Maine to file a suit since the University chose to cave.

[Scrivener7]

27. Please don't, please don't, please don't! Please, oh please, oh please!

Everyone else is falling like dominos. Please don't.

[kelly1mm]

32. While she should not apologize, the University of Maine has already complied with President Trump's EO and there

has been no lawsuit filed against it even though she stated 'see you in court'.

[Think. Again.]

36. Yes, the University complied, so the State of Maine did not, and could not, file a suit.

[kelly1mm]

37. There is still a dispute as to K-12 sports. As far as I can see it is yet to be resolved. nt

[Think. Again.]

39. Oh, ok, so if trump follows through, I guess the Governor will "see him in court".

[robleb]

47. A damn

CHILD!

[LudwigPastorius]

48. Eat an American Tourister Cargo Max full of dicks, Donald.

[Buddyzbuddy]

49. He doesn't care about the original intent. He needs

the Democratic Governor to bend the knee and kiss the ring while swearing fealty. His ego needs constant reassurance. That's how empty he is and will remain.
Unfortunately for him, she, the governor, is not some powerful law firm or broadcast station or even a weak Republican senator that bows down.
No, she's just a Governor standing up for those that are under attack by their Nation's leader.
He'll never understand, the fact that he needs an apology shows just how weak he really is.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

50. "Full-throated"...is that what you give when you visit Russia?

Naw, I think we'll open our own investigations into what you and other Russian assets are doing in Maine. Sound like a plan?

[Grins]

51. An opportunity!!!! A clever writer...

…could craft an “apology “ for the Governor in such a way as to call out Trump as a colossal narcissistic bag of withered foreskins. Make him a laughingstock buffoon in the public’s eyes! If there is ANYTHING Trump HATES - it’s that*

Sadly, I don’t think the DNC has anyone, or thinks like that. (Jesus. Call the writers at SNL.)

*. Remember the laughter that rained on Trump during Obama’s rebuttal at the White House Correspondents Dinner? Trump was SEETHING! You could actually see it!

That’s why Trump won’t go to one.
And THAT’S why Trump hates Obama. For that! (That, and that Obama is…you know….)

[perdita9]

52. How very authoritarian

So much for states rights

[dawgdan]

53. As an ex-Mainer

Tell him to go pound sand....

[Hope22]

54. TSF demands...TSF threatens...

Make it stop!! Over and over and over.