Maine State Representative: Gov. Mills Is Fundraising Off of Defying Trump’s Ban Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports

ROBERTS So The New ░░░░░░░░ Times contracted with Ipsos ░░░░░░░░ to do a poll ░░░░░░░░ take the temperature of ░░░░░░░░ across America on this ░░░░░░░░ This is pretty interesting ░░░░░░░░ percent of all respondents ░░░░░░░░ the transgender athletes should ░░░░░░░░ be allowed to compete ░░░░░░░░ women s sports Republicans ░░░░░░░░ 94 percent even Democrats ░░░░░░░░ 67 percent clear majorities ░░░░░░░░ Laurel across the board ░░░░░░░░ this issue LIBBY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And those are numbers ░░░░░░░░ see reflected in Maine ░░░░░░░░ the reaction of my ░░░░░░░░ Mainers folks reaching out ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ that this is brought ░░░░░░░░ light Our girls deserve ░░░░░░░░ They should have a ░░░░░░░░ and level playing field ░░░░░░░░ think it s quite ░░░░░░░░ in Maine that 80 ░░░░░░░░ of folks do not ░░░░░░░░ that biological males should ░░░░░░░░ participating in sports against ░░░░░░░░ and taking their trophies ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS So here s ░░░░░░░░ Riley Gaines who of ░░░░░░░░ we ve had on ░░░░░░░░ program a number of ░░░░░░░░ big supporter of biological ░░░░░░░░ not being allowed into ░░░░░░░░ s sports said about ░░░░░░░░ plight She said A ░░░░░░░░ representative in Maine lost ░░░░░░░░ ability to vote and ░░░░░░░░ on the House floor ░░░░░░░░ defending girls and women ░░░░░░░░ this didn t happen ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan It happened in ░░░░░░░░ The House Speaker Ryan ░░░░░░░░ said that until you ░░░░░░░░ you can neither speak ░░░░░░░░ the floor nor vote ░░░░░░░░ do you plan to ░░░░░░░░ about it Are you ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ on this LIBBY Well ░░░░░░░░ consider considering my options ░░░░░░░░ do not believe that ░░░░░░░░ censure is constitutional I ░░░░░░░░ t believe that the ░░░░░░░░ with a simple majority ░░░░░░░░ has the authority to ░░░░░░░░ a sitting legislator voted ░░░░░░░░ by my district silencing ░░░░░░░░ voices And so I ░░░░░░░░ exploring options there ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ right And of course ░░░░░░░░ entire nation is aware ░░░░░░░░ the dust up between ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Maine s ░░░░░░░░ Janet Mills the other ░░░░░░░░ in the State Dining ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ now apparently the governor ░░░░░░░░ fundraising off of that ░░░░░░░░ saying the following I ░░░░░░░░ to make one thing ░░░░░░░░ Maine will not be ░░░░░░░░ by the president s ░░░░░░░░ The work to push ░░░░░░░░ against Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ begins at the state ░░░░░░░░ Can you donate 10 ░░░░░░░░ the Maine Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ make sure they have ░░░░░░░░ resources to fight for ░░░░░░░░ state She may need ░░░░░░░░ money because President Trump ░░░░░░░░ in response to her ░░░░░░░░ I ll see you ░░░░░░░░ court LIBBY Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ remarkable to me that ░░░░░░░░ the same time that ░░░░░░░░ Mills stance is going ░░░░░░░░ mean 250 million doesn ░░░░░░░░ come to Maine for ░░░░░░░░ students she s fundraising ░░░░░░░░ of that It is ░░░░░░░░ was incredulous when I ░░░░░░░░ that because here our ░░░░░░░░ is costing our state ░░░░░░░░ funds that are very ░░░░░░░░ and at the same ░░░░░░░░ benefiting from it ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ right Well we ll ░░░░░░░░ to follow this story ░░░░░░░░ s obviously a hot ░░░░░░░░ across the nation not ░░░░░░░░ there in the state ░░░░░░░░ Maine Laurel Libby thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us. Appreciate it.”