The U.S. Department of Agriculture has temporarily paused millions of dollars in federal funding to the University of Maine system, the school said Tuesday, as the agency reviews its compliance with new orders aimed at banning transgender athletes.
The freeze comes after President Donald Trump publicly sparred with Maine's Democratic governor in a tense exchange last month at the White House. Speaking to the National Governors Association on Feb. 21, Trump singled out Gov. Janet Mills, warning her that the federal government would pull funding from Maine schools if they allowed trans athletes to play in sports.
"We'll see you in court," Mills responded to Trump when he questioned whether she would comply with an executive order he signed attempting to bar trans women from school athletics.
Game. Set. Match.
Huh? 1: Dept of AG?? 2: No, game not over- next step is court. Maine may well lose, but pausing the funding isn't the same as defunding. Though the pain may be enough to get the idiot governor to rethink this.
ReplyDeleteHe played the "Trump" card...
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of moron does it take to see that allowing men to compete in woman's sports...................and they voted her in to run the freaking state?
ReplyDeleteImperious looking, idn't she? But come next election cycle, maybe out on her keester?
ReplyDeleteShe looks trans. I bet she is.
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