President Donald Trump called for Maine Gov. Janet Mills to apologize to him over her state’s reluctance to follow his executive order to ban trans athletes from girls sports over the weekend, and Mills has now responded without an apology.Mills spoke to reporters in Bangor on Monday, rebuffing Trump and insisting her state’s reluctance to follow his executive order is rooted in “the rule of law.” “My issue is about the rule of law, pure and simple,” Mills said. “It’s not about transgender sports; it’s about who makes the laws and who enforces the laws. I read the Constitution. The Constitution says that the president, the chief executive, shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. It doesn’t allow him to make laws out of whole cloth by tweet or Instagram post or press release or executive order.”Mills also condemned Trump for his stance on abortion and tariffs, and never once referred to the president by name.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM “We’ve seen policies that threaten women and girls across the country,” Mills said. “If the current occupant of the White House wants to protect women and girls, he should start by protecting the women and teenage girls who are suffering miscarriages and dying because they can’t get basic, life-saving healthcare in states across the country.”Look, the issue isn’t about transgender sports. People in Maine and across the country are waiting for an economic plan from the current occupant of the White House. And so far, we’ve seen none. We’ve seen tariffs and threats of tariffs that threaten our economy here in Maine and across the country.”Trump’s initial demand for an apology from Mills came in a Truth Social post on Saturday morning. “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 Governor’s Conference, we have not heard from the Governor herself, and she is the one that matters in such cases,” Trump said.”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. I’m sure she will be able to do that quite easily. Thank you for your attention to this matter and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! DJT”A feud between the two began on Feb. 20, when Trump threatened to cut federal funding to the state for not banning trans athletes from girls and women’s sports, during a GOP meeting of governors. The next day, Mills’ office responded with a statement threatening legal action against the Trump administration if it did withhold federal funding from the state. Then, Trump and Mills verbally sparred in a widely-publicized argument at the White House during a bipartisan meeting of governors.”Are you not going to comply with that?” Trump asked Mills.MAINE GIRL INVOLVED IN TRANS ATHLETE BATTLE REVEALS HOW STATE’S POLICIES HURT HER
Governor of Maine. Janet Mills addresses Trump’s request for a formal apology regarding policies concerning transgender athletes.
