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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.

“While the State of Maine has apologized for their Governor’s strong, but totally incorrect, statement about men playing in women’s sports while at the White House House Governor’s Conference, we have not heard from the Governor herself, and she is the one that matters in such cases,” Trump wrote. “Therefore, we need a full throated apology from the Governor herself, and a statement that she will never make such an unlawful challenge to the Federal Government again, before this case can be settled.”

It was not clear what apology from the state of Maine he was referencing, or what apparent case was being settled. The White House declined to comment on the president’s post or clarify what consequences the governor and her state could face for not apologizing.


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[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 145 points 2 weeks ago

Never has a bigger bag of shit walked across the land of America. Trump is a disgrace to America and the human race.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 83 points 2 weeks ago

States rights.... I mean not like that

[-] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 74 points 2 weeks ago

If this would have been literally any other President in this country's history, he'd have been impeached before the week's out. Even the most polarized pre-MAGA Republicans wouldn't have put up with that shit. But here we are.

And with that said, there's a non-zero chance that Mills bends the knee. So far, every time there has been an opportunity for Democrats (or anyone else, for that matter) to put up some opposition, they have rolled over and played dead at the slightest whiff of pressure.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 2 weeks ago

So far, every time there has been an opportunity for Democrats (or anyone else, for that matter) to put up some opposition, they have rolled over and played dead at the slightest whiff of pressure.

We can't risk upsetting the fascists says Democrats.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 63 points 2 weeks ago

Sorta giving up the illusion of the whole states rights things.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 weeks ago

It was never about state's rights.

The south moaned about the federal government trying to abolish slavery while at the same time begged the government to enforce the fugitive slave act against northern states.

As always, it's about power and oppression.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

"States rights" = "localized tyranny"

Like everything they say, the argument was only made in bad faith.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

You seem to have understood every word I said aside from apparently "illusion".

[-] Azal@pawb.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm usually also following up on States Rights stuff. It's good to do that even with the illusion because when you live in the south, you're in the minority if you don't believe in states rights being the reason for secession.

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Please stop being so fucking fragile and combative

YoU sEEm tO hAvE

And stop being such a fucking dweeb while you're at it

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

The only one crying here is you boss. Maybe try to tone down the projection a couple notches and we can try whatever this was again.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wasn't offended. I even upvoted the guy.

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[-] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago

He said "fully throated" on purpose

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta take it deep.

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[-] PoopSpiderman@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago

He’s a very very sensitive president. His tender feelings get bruised quite a bit.

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to see his tender feelings bruised a lot harder.

[-] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to bruise his tenders

[-] gnate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Homina homina!

[-] AshMan85@lemmy.world 47 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That is terrorism

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago

“You didn’t say thank you!”

“You didn’t say sorry!”

This is the kindergarten asshurt bully.

[-] Whateley@lemm.ee 34 points 2 weeks ago

It'd be really awesome if he died choking on a ham sandwich while on the shitter.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wait… a probe launched by the DoE? That department he’s essentially shut down? And by HHSA, that department DOGE gutted so it can’t even do the work it’s supposed to be doing?

[-] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't it strange how you can get to be an elected official with that many investigations by the government into you? There is a background check that is extensive and yet for these jokes that is apparently reduced to, "ah yes we see you have an extensive background. jolly good. :) kiss"

[-] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 28 points 2 weeks ago

Orange juice wants to invade other countries while he can't even get control of his own states. And his sugar daddy melon is losing billions everyday.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

So, like the same full throat service he delivers for Putin?

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago

He's been getting his ass kicked internationally, recently... so he's turning his gaze domestic to take out his anger.

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh, fuck off! Trump is the biggest cunt...

EDIT: If Trump wants to deny them federal funding, the state of Maine should stop paying federal taxes.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So while I get why people are saying that, I wish they’d stop saying that, because that’s not how taxes work for a LOT of people

Maine should split off and join Canada.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Trump would be thrilled at the opportunity to send the military in to violently quell a ~~succession~~ secession.

And split the US into two as it fought itself.

[-] aeternum 2 points 2 weeks ago

this seems familiar... for some reason.

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

He missed the part where challenging the powers that be is the most American thing you can do. He's butthurt that someone would dare, I said dare say something bad about him

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's like the MAGAts don't even know US history...

[-] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Let's see what Susan Collins thinks about this...

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 2 weeks ago

Susan Collins is very upset; that is why she has to keep supporting President Mumps' agenda.

[-] ragingdachshund@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

Man fuck it, I want to see a full on state sue the shit out of this illiterate skid mark just to annoy it.

[-] something_random_tho@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Get fucked, Donnie

Lmfao he’s gonna try to strong-arm Mainers…?

Sounds like he’s never met someone from Maine. Good luck with that orangeboi lol

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

What can we do to lend support to Maine

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Burn teslas.

[-] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Time for the "I'm sorry if you were offended"

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

“I’m sorry you’re a fucking pathetic shitcunt traitor bitch.”

[-] massacre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Loved by hundreds of millions.

He embodies them.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of thousands maybe.

[-] meangreenbeans@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

She said I’ll see you in court… he said that he needs in writing that she will never do this again as it is a challenge to the government… it is the government’s system of courts that would challenge the government? I’m concerned that the government as an organization is believed to be so flimsy by the leader of it… worrying.

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

They opened an investigation at the department they just closed down?

[-] fedupwithbureaucracy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

She should punch him right in the mouth instead

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