The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, issued a statement on Friday in response to the announcement that the United States Department of Education will investigate its status for allowing Trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports, challenging a recent executive order of the President Donald Trump.
In Mills’s statement, he suggested that Trump’s investigation into the possible violations of Title IX of his state is an indicator that the president will then attack people based on his race or religion.
“Maine can [be] One of the first states to undergo investigation by its administration, but we will not be the last. Today, the president of the United States has addressed a private group on a particular issue that Maine Law has addressed. But you should ask yourself: Who will now point and what will it do? Will you be you? Is it for your race or religion? Will it be because you look different or do you think differently? Where does it end? In the United States, the president is not a king or a dictator, as much as he tries to act like this, and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so, “said Mills.
“I imagine that the result of this politically directed investigation is almost predetermined. My administration will begin working with the attorney general to defend the interests of Maine’s persons in the Court of Justice. But do not deceive himself: it is not just who This is who can compete in the Atlético field, it is if a president can force compliance with his will, without taking into account the rule of law that governs our nation.
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Mills also insisted that Trump has no authority to retain federal funds from his state for refusing to fulfill his recent executive order to prohibit trans athletes from girls and women’s sports, which the president promised to do in a speech on Thursday.
“No president, Republican or Democrat, can retain federal funds authorized and appropriate by Congress and paid by Maine’s taxpayers in an attempt to force someone to fulfill their will. It is a violation of our Constitution and our laws, which, which I took an oath to defend, “said Mills.
Maine is the fourth state that began an investigation of Title IX against him to challenge Trump’s order, since it was signed on February 5. The DOE announced on February 12 that it would investigate the sports associations of High School in California and Minnesota after those states. He refused to comply with Trump’s recent order.
Before that, the DOE announced on February 6 that it would investigate the Massachusetts Interest Athletic Association (MIAA) together with the State University of San José and the University of Pennsylvania for possible violations of the title IX.
Now, Maine joins that list after two days of confrontation between Trump and Mills.
He began on Thursday when Trump promised to cut funds to the State for refusing to follow his order during a meeting of Republican governors in Washington.
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“I hate telling you this, but we are not going to give them federal money, they still say ‘we want men to play in women’s sports’ and I can’t believe they are doing that … So we’ I’m not going to give them any financing Federal, none, until they clean it. “
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Maine received more than $ 360 million, or about 10.1 percent of his educational funds, of the federal government in fiscal year 2021-22.
On Friday, Mills’s office responded with a statement that threatened legal actions against the Trump administration if it retained federal state funds. Then, Trump and Mills fought verbally on a widely publicized argument in the White House during a bipartisan meeting of governors.
“Are you not going to comply with that?” Trump asked Mills.
“I am complying with state and federal laws,” he replied, before Trump said “well, we are the federal law” and “it will be better if you do, it is better that you do it because you are not going to obtain federal funds in everything if not You do it.
“And, by the way, your population, although it is something liberal, although I did it very well there, your population does not want men to play in women’s sports, so it is better that you meet because otherwise you do not get funds federals “. Trump continued.
“See you in court,” Mills replied.
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“Well, I’ll see you in court. I hope that. That should be really easy. And enjoy your life after the governor because I don’t think you are in chosen politics,” Trump concluded.
Doe’s investigation against Maine was announced only a few hours later.
Maine was subject to national scrutiny for allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports in the midst of the state’s refusal to comply with the Trump order and a recent incident that involves a trans Pole Trans jumper.
During an athletics meeting of the state championship, Katie Spencer, who previously competed as a man named John Rydzewski in dust that recently as June 2024, surpassed each other woman by half foot. Spencer’s winning pole jumping was essential to help Spencer athletics team in Grelyly High School in Cumberland, Maine, win the meeting of the state class B state championship by a single point.
Due to the victory, Spencer has now automatically classified for multi -state regional championships, taking the place that would have been awarded to the female athlete who obtained second place if Spencer competes in the children’s division.
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A female athlete athletics of high school praised Trump for intervening in the situation on Friday.
Zoe, who competed in the bullet launch at the MAINE B class interior interior championship Trump to keep men out of women’s sports. , adding that the leaders in the state “have failed our female athletes.”
“State leaders have failed in our female athletes and there must be repercussions for their negligence,” Zoe said. “We feel seen and heard due to this announcement and we hope that steps are still being made to protect women’s sports in Maine.”
In a statement to Pak Gazette Digital, the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said: “The partisan elected officials and judicial activists who legally seek to legally obstruct the agenda of President Trump are challenging the will of 77 million Americans who re -elected re -elected Trump overwhelmingly, “they added,” and added that “their efforts will fail.”
“All the executive actions of President Trump are legal, constitutional and intend to fulfill the promises he made to the American people,” Leavitt said. “The Trump administration He is prepared to fight these battles in court and will prevail. “
