Government launches investigation into Maine hours after Democratic governor stood up to Trump's 'bullying'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Within hours of Maine Gov. Janet Mills publicly confronting President Donald Trump at the White House after he tried to bully her into complying with his administration’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports, the U.S. Department of Education, which Trump has vowed to eliminate, launched a federal investigation into the state’s compliance with Title IX.

On Friday afternoon, the department’s Office for Civil Rights notified Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin that it had opened an investigation into the Maine Department of Education and Maine School Administrative District #51. The probe focuses on the state’s policies allowing transgender students to compete in school sports, which OCR claims may violate Title IX protections for women’s sports, according to a department press release.

The move came after Mills stood up to Trump at the National Governors Association meeting Friday morning. Trump, singling out Mills during a televised press event, demanded that Maine comply with his executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports or risk losing federal funding.

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Hours later, the governor’s office issued a press release in response to the newly announced investigation. Mills denounced the probe as political retaliation, warning that Trump is using federal power to punish states that refuse to comply with his agenda.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-government-launches-investigation-maine-192029282.html

She was mean to me. Punish her. - Donny Dipshit.

[badhair77]

1. One of these days karma is going to

smack him in that orange face and I’ll be there for it.

[Walleye]

2. They hate girls sports. Remember when title nine was implemented. There was so much right wing backlash

Oh the poor boys are going to have to give up track and field, so the girls can play volleyball. You must remember that.

[tulipsandroses]

11. As a woman, I am insulted that they further their hate under the guise of protecting women and girls

A while ago, a female NCAA basketball player showed their work out equipment in comparison to the men's work out area. It paled in comparison. The men had a fully equipped gym. The women's work out area looked more like somebody's home gym.

Every woman should be insulted by their anti trans bullshit. They hate women.
Protect us from bleeding out in parking lots.
Protect us from dying from the risk of dying during and after pregnancy. For a developed nation, the maternal mortality rate is atrocious.
Protect us with equal pay.
Protect us by making sure that we have equity in employment and business.
I mean I could go an and on.
We don't need protection from " boys" playing girls's sports or using the bathroom.

[Walleye]

12. I agree with all of that. I played high school sports before title IX was implemented

And seeing the girls teams now the differences amazing. And the girls have more confidence. We had to fight and nail. I played field hockey on a field that was meant for cows or something. They definitely hate women and I think they don’t like title nine because it gives girls start in life

[Tickle]

15. My granddaughter

plays be basketball and her level of confidence is high. I love going to her games

[Jit423]

3. If everyone whom Trump and Elon bully stood up to them, they would soon stop because they would look like

the losers they are.

[Walleye]

13. Absolutely bullies need a punch in the nose every time and make it bleed

[likesmountains 52]

4. Wonder if Susan Collins is "concerned" yet.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. My Dad was like that.

I'd challenge him and that was enough for the Revenge Tour.

[Irish_Dem]

6. As soon as he walked away from the podium, he ordered his hit squad to go after Mills.

His order: "destroy her."

[TheBlackAdder]

17. I'm sure Steven Goebbels Miller was ordering the hit seconds after the gov clapped back.

[Irish_Dem]

19. True

[NJCher]

7. you can't use the courts or the law for retaliation

This is something I've picked up over the years. The courts and even most filings, if it is suspect that this is what's going on, do not allow it.

I can't tell you much more than that as it's not something I've ever dealt with in my own filings or anyone I've known, but he'd damn well better have a good case because it will get thrown out otherwise. They may even refuse to hear it.

I'm so sick of this jerk misusing our tax dollars, not knowing what he's doing. Issuing all these executive orders, all of which get dealt with in a lawsuit. '

Schmuck.

[a kennedy]

8. So how do WE HERE AT DU HELP HER???

[WarGamer]

9. Gov. Mills is Johsua Chamberlain on Little Round Top...

With Trump and the other neckbeards charging up the hillside in waves...

The men of Maine stood tall.

[GoCubsGo]

10. "Bullying" is a huge understatement.

That petty, miserable fucking bag of shit...

[Initech]

14. He is going completely mad with power. Holy shit.

[msongs]

16. fear not the useless bag of protoplasm from maine will defend the state nt

[spanone]

18. For this alone, he should be removed and exiled.

Vindictive prick.