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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


#fakenews

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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


#fakenews



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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?


One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:
A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.


https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/


🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.


Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.


The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.


It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.


Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.


You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.


Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.


You keep spinning the narrative. It is REPUBLICANS obsessed with this issue and who want to act as cruelly as possible. They are the dumba$$ sheep to are sucking down the BS fed to them about what sort of problem this actually is.

I, for one, will not cater to third party bigotry. If that ignorant person in all white rural middle-of-nowhere doesn't understand that or understand why they are, in fact, bigots, at least i can live with my own integrity.


No, it’s major Democratic politicians across the country that are driving this. Come on. We can see what the politicians are actually doing, you know. DCUM’s blue cultists are really something else. They refuse to see anything the Democrats are actually doing.

Also, male supremacists should not be using race and class as insults. Speaking of bigots.
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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


Trump voters, on the whole, are not very smart. I would fully except them to mistake something bad for something good.

I think that explains it, thanks for the opportunity to clarify.
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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


#fakenews



Sure thing. That clip is going viral on right-wing media because the right and independents think Mills is winning in the clip. That is definitely true and you are totally right. 🙄
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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


Trump voters, on the whole, are not very smart. I would fully except them to mistake something bad for something good.

I think that explains it, thanks for the opportunity to clarify.


The video is popular with many people who didn’t vote for Trump, but you are too sealed in your cult to understand that.
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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


Trump voters, on the whole, are not very smart. I would fully except them to mistake something bad for something good.

I think that explains it, thanks for the opportunity to clarify.


The video is popular with many people who didn’t vote for Trump, but you are too sealed in your cult to understand that.


DP. Agreed that it’s popular. And it’s popular because it shows someone standing up to the thug and bully in the White House. Sadly, they’re not enough of those folks right now.
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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


#fakenews



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Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


I'm from Maine & live in Maine. Plenty of us are cheering her on! Whats your “connection” to Maine?
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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?


One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:
A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.


https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/


🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.


Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.


The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.


It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.


Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.


You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.


Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.


You keep spinning the narrative. It is REPUBLICANS obsessed with this issue and who want to act as cruelly as possible. They are the dumba$$ sheep to are sucking down the BS fed to them about what sort of problem this actually is.

I, for one, will not cater to third party bigotry. If that ignorant person in all white rural middle-of-nowhere doesn't understand that or understand why they are, in fact, bigots, at least i can live with my own integrity.


No, it’s major Democratic politicians across the country that are driving this. Come on. We can see what the politicians are actually doing, you know. DCUM’s blue cultists are really something else. They refuse to see anything the Democrats are actually doing.

Also, male supremacists should not be using race and class as insults. Speaking of bigots.


Clearly it’s Republicans. Which is why it was Trump who brought it up.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:He’s such a thug. For those who didn’t bother to watch the video, this is where he threatens the Maine governor. he’s sitting before a room full of governors and is talking in a casual, unscripted way.

He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

“See you in court,” Mills said.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”



Trump is a mafia boss and thug. Stop gaslighting that threatening people is not threatening people.



For the MAGA'ts who are still arguing:


He asked Mills, who attended Friday’s event, whether she would direct her state to follow the order.

“I’m complying with state and federal law,” Mills responded.

She did not pick a fight answering a provocative question and stayed neutral to assert that she is following the law.

“We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get federal funding,” said Trump.

Who is "we" here? Donald sounds like a dictator by using "we". Donald's response here, to claim his EO as law, is incorrect. The second sentence is a threat and violates the law - a president cannot hold federal funding to force a state to follow his EO!

“See you in court,” Mills said.

Mills was absolutely correct to pushback on bullying.

“Good, I’ll see you in court, I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one.”

Donald thinks he is the king - courts have not agreed on his opinion for it to be an easy one yet. He obviously thinks he has bought the SCJs. But we will see!

“Enjoy your life after governor,” Trump added, “because I don’t think you’ll be in elected politics.”

This is a threat. He is angry that a woman leader has challenged him when all the GOP leaders are cowering!



I’ve watched the actual video. It is being circulated by fellow Democrats who are appalled, not by Trump but by Mills. And why are they appalled? Because she’s wrong that she’s following law and then she threatens to go to court. She comes across as willing to sacrifice Maine’s interests based on her personal belief that boys deserve to be on top of the podium at girls high school track meets. Trump looks like a hero here, fighting to get a popular EO enforced against a radical leftist.

It is absolutely remarkable the cognitive dissonance on this video. The video is playing very well with Republicans (of course), independents, and many Democrats. People are cheering Trump on. People in Maine are cheering Trump on, which you would know if you have connections to Maine. But here in DCUM, and I have to imagine other far-left echo chambers, people believe this video shows Mills winning.

It’s just so crazy to me how people can see the same video and walk away with such entirely different impressions. Why are MAGAs circulating this video so widely? Because they think (and I believe unfortunately this is the majority opinion across the country) that this shows Trump in a very positive light. There is a reason the right is pushing this video so much: because to people who aren’t delusional Democrats, this video is good for Trump. I realize in the sealed echo chamber in which you reside, you refuse to see that truth, but it is critical you understand just how few people across the entire country see it the way you do.


I'm from Maine & live in Maine. Plenty of us are cheering her on! Whats your “connection” to Maine?


Go get em, tiger
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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many transgender athletes there are in Maine?


One is too many. It is unfair, unsafe, and a slap in the face to women. And, a violation of Title IX.
It is interesting that she is choosing this as a hill to die on. It is NOT a popular stance.

This from Feb. 19:
A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College.

The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students.

At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of Maine’s girls’ pole-vault champion, who set an 11-foot, one-inch record last year at the National Pole Vault Summit.

He jumped a full eight inches higher than the second-place winner among the girls.

The student’s participation in the event came in opposition to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month threatening to pull federal funds from schools that allow males to compete in women’s sports.


https://www.themainewire.com/2025/02/trans-identifying-male-leap-frogs-competitors-at-girls-pole-vaulting-meet-in-maine/


🙄 yes, pp. we know about this incident- it’s the reason for the whole thread. This issues wasn’t plucked out of thin air. It’s all based on the track meet.


Right. So then you have the governor of Maine defying an EO to defend the grotesque spectacle of the track meet, in a state that is struggling financially. And the federal government is threatening to withdraw funds because of her defense of something that is extremely unpopular even in her own state. It makes the governor seem like a religious fanatic. Trump, who should be coming off as a horrible bully, is seen instead as protecting a struggling state and the girls in it from a religious extremist.

As a lifelong Democrat, sometimes I think the party is doomed. This is not the behavior of any politician who wants to win an election. It is the behavior of a cult member who is willing to destroy the entire party on the altar of her cult beliefs. When you have someone as vile as Trump appear to be the one who is on the side of justice and fairness, you’ve lost the plot.


The amount of Dems who have MAGA beliefs and use MAGA tells is staggering.


It’s not MAGA to want the Democrats to win again and soon. I know you are a cultist that would prefer the Democrats to lose perpetually so that high school girls can continue to stand beneath boys at track meets, but that is an extremist cult belief.


Winning is not everything. I want a country that is fair for everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or other beliefs. As a grown woman who has lost to men in many ways and who has no transgender child, I still firmly believe that all natural and legal rights should be equally accessible to all humans. I do not want my party or any other party to deviate from this fundamental belief just to win. Politics is not a sport; politicians should not enter politics merely to win. They should be driven by conviction and a commitment to making life better for all citizens.


You don’t want a country that is fair for everyone. You want a country that embraces and codifies male supremacy. And that’s what you are getting, unfortunately.

The Democrats used to be the party of fairness and making life better for all, but they’ve instead become the party of the elite, devoted to propagating a deeply misogynist belief system. Those who want a party that actually makes life better for all citizens won’t find that in the Democrats any more.


Exactly this. I don't understand why Democrats keep doubling down on having biological males in women's spaces, including sports. The misogyny of Democrats is a big reason why they lost in November. When Republicans look like the more sane party, you know you have completely lost the plot. Progressives are the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. An issue like this is guaranteed to play poorly in rural and small town Maine. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Americans have said a hundred times that they don't agree with Democrats and their insistence on equating biological men with women. Maybe Democrats ought to try listening to voters.


You keep spinning the narrative. It is REPUBLICANS obsessed with this issue and who want to act as cruelly as possible. They are the dumba$$ sheep to are sucking down the BS fed to them about what sort of problem this actually is.

I, for one, will not cater to third party bigotry. If that ignorant person in all white rural middle-of-nowhere doesn't understand that or understand why they are, in fact, bigots, at least i can live with my own integrity.


No, it’s major Democratic politicians across the country that are driving this. Come on. We can see what the politicians are actually doing, you know. DCUM’s blue cultists are really something else. They refuse to see anything the Democrats are actually doing.

Also, male supremacists should not be using race and class as insults. Speaking of bigots.


Clearly it’s Republicans. Which is why it was Trump who brought it up.


Exactly. Trump was the one addressing the bipartisan group of governors. He was the one who raised the trans issue. He was the one who singled out the governor of Maine. He came prepared to have a confrontation.
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Anonymous wrote:Good for her! The president is such an immature embarrassment to our country.


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5157818-trump-janet-mills-maine-transgender-athletes/amp/

He is such an idiot.


You may not like it.

You WILL abide by it.


Says who? You? And who are YOU? I love how the thug-in-chief has emboldened online keyboard warriors like you. You're ridiculous.


I see a pattern around you. Trump says something, puts it into action and you whine and sue in court. Then the RA RA RA!! begins. Several weeks later a judge knocks it down and you get angry. It's beautiful! Around and around we go.
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Anonymous wrote:This thread is about how he treated a duly elected governor.

He thinks he is the boss of everyone. But he is only the boss of unprincipled weaklings.


+1. I agree with conservatives on the transgender issue but still can’t believe Trump threatened a governor like he did.
Just horrible!



It wasn’t a threat. It was a statement of fact. Follow title IX or risk losing federal funds.


MAGA't, the Title IX amendment requires that no one is prohibited from participating in educational activities (including sports) based on their gender (identities). So, the law you are quoting actually supports transgenders to participate in women's sports. Do a bit of actual research and ask actual lawyers (not your Orange god and his "yes man" lawyers)!


Presidents cannot change laws! Biden violated the separation of powers by changing the Title IX law to include gender.

Congress creates laws, the executive branch enforces them. Trump is enforcing the law as it was written ON THE BASIS OF SEX.
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