Gov. Janet Mills got into a heated exchange with President Donald Trump a day after he threatened to withhold federal funds to punish the state for allowing transgender student-athletes to compete in sports.
Mills was attending an event for governors at the White House in Washington on Friday when the exchange happened, according to Maine Morning Star and Reuters.
“You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” Trump told Mills in an exchange captured by reporters.
“We’re going to follow the law sir. We’ll see you in court,” Mills said in response.
BDN writer Chris Burns contributed to this report.