Who will blink first? And more to the point, who will voters back — even in Maine?
Donald Trump kicked off this sparring by noting today that the state of Maine still allowed males to compete in school programs for girls’ sports. Trump had issued an EO directing the Department of Education to force states receiving federal support for their schools to comply with biology-based restrictions on access, and most states have at least offered some compliance. If Maine didn’t comply, Trump warned, he would order their federal funding suspended, as well as the potential political consequences of defiance.
All of this happened with Trump and Maine governor Janet Mills in the same room:
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At the gathering in Washington Thursday, Trump said he “heard men are still playing in Maine” and…
