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\u2018See You in Court\u2019: Maine Governor Clashes With Trump Over Trans Rights<\/h2>\n

President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women\u2019s sports. He didn\u2019t like her answer.<\/p>\n

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Maine Governor and Trump Clash Over Trans Rights<\/h2>\n

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine threatened legal action after President Trump said he would withhold funding to her state unless she complied with the executive order banning transgender athletes from women\u2019s sports.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe NCAA has complied immediately, by the way. That\u2019s good, but I understand Maine \u2014 is Maine here? The governor of Maine.\u201d \u201cYeah, I\u2019m here.\u201d \u201cAre you not going to comply with it?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m complying with state and federal laws.\u201d \u201cWell, we are the federal law. Well, you better do it. You better do it because you\u2019re not going to get any federal funding at all if you don\u2019t. And by the way, your population, even though it\u2019s somewhat liberal \u2014 although I did very well there \u2014 your population doesn\u2019t want men playing in women\u2019s sports. So you better you better comply because otherwise you\u2019re not getting any federal funding.\u201d \u201cSee you in court.\u201d \u201cEvery state \u2014 good, I\u2019ll see you in court. I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gov. Janet Mills of Maine threatened legal action after President Trump said he would withhold funding to her state unless she complied with the executive order banning transgender athletes from women\u2019s sports.<\/span>Credit<\/span>Credit…<\/span>Tierney L. Cross for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shawn McCreesh is a White House correspondent. He reported from Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n