Editor’s Note: President Donald Trump told Maine Governor Janet Mills that her state won’t get any federal funding and that she’ll be done in politics if she doesn’t comply with his executive order banning males from female sports.
A transcript of the back-and-forth between Trump and Mills during the event at the White House on Friday, February 21, 2025 is below, based on a video of the exchange. Trump spoke with a microphone, while Mills was in the audience without one, so it is easier to hear what Trump said.
