Full statement from Governor Janet Mills:
“I have spent my career – as a District Attorney, as Attorney General, and now as Governor – standing up for the rule of law in Maine and America. To me, that is fundamentally what is at stake here: the rule of law in our country.
“No President – Republican or Democrat – can withhold Federal funding authorized and appropriated by Congress and paid for by Maine taxpayers in an attempt to coerce someone into compliance with his will. It is a violation of our Constitution and of our laws, which I took an oath to uphold.
“Maine may be one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. Today, the President of the United States has targeted one particular group on one particular issue which Maine law has addressed. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you? Will it be because of your race or your religion? Will it be because you look different or think differently? Where does it end? In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so.
“I imagine that the outcome of this politically directed investigation is all but predetermined. My Administration will begin work with the Attorney General to defend the interests of Maine people in the court of law. But do not be misled: this is not just about who can compete on the athletic field, this is about whether a President can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation. I believe he cannot.”
Here is Europe. We have happily paid three times as much to Ukraine as the USA. We are not asking for anything in return and we are not extorting the Ukrainians while they are fighting for their lives. Because we are not assholes.
ADAM KINZINGER: Elon Musk smiling and giggling on the stage at CPAC with a chainsaw? That is gonna come back in every commercial against every Republican candidate - 'You didn't get your Social Security, Veteran benefits? This guy laughed about it.'
FEDERAL WORKERS FIRED BY ELON/TRUMP/DOGE: “We’re not deep state actors. We’re not federal bureaucrats. I’m a veteran who wants to help veterans. We join the civil service to help others and serve our country.”
Jeffries: "This budget is a betrayal of working-class Americans ... We only need 3 House Republicans -- there are 215 Democrats in the House -- we only need 3 to stand up on behalf of their constituents, and that is going to be an ongoing effort over these next few days, to identify those individuals."
🚨NEW: MAGA extremists have threatened to bomb former DC Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone’s mother’s house as payback for his heroic actions in January 6th.
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone against these traitors!
Spending isn't a “conspiracy” just because Musk doesn’t know how to read https://t.co/0Cp2aqaMXo.
A program isn't waste just because it doesn’t help the richest man in the world.
It isn't fraud because he doesn’t like it.
A law is not illegal just because he disagrees with it.
General CQ Brown gave 40 years to this country—not to a president—only to be forced out for it.
This is what service looks like. This is what sacrifice looks like.
A hero. A patriot. 🫡 🇺🇸
(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The Daily Beast published a sourced allegation that Trump has been a Russian spy since 1987 and—possibly under threat—deleted it. But in an act of unusual heroism, it left it up long enough for archives to capture. PLEASE RETWEET: https://t.co/uUmGsCQtlm
Trump firing much of our top military leadership overnight is wrong. I’ll speak out against this but I need you to join me. I want all of us, especially our veterans, to call this what it is — politicizing our military. This is dangerous behavior by a President.
Jake Diebler is the man for Ohio State. Jump off the ship now if you want, but I trust the Ohio high school basketball legend to fix this program and bring it back to national relevance
If you know Coach Diebler, you know the absolute love and passion he has for OSU. Trust him
Thanks to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, firefighters who just finished weeks of around-the-clock shifts fighting dangerous fires were given a note from their Commander in Chief:
"Please quit."
That’s a hell of a way to say thank you.
BOOM: Democratic Senator Angus King calls on Senate Democrats to WAKE UP and DO SOMETHING.
“I'm urging my colleagues to wake up and protect this institution —
We’re in the middle of the biggest Constitutional crisis our nation has ever seen.”