Maine GOP Rep. Laurel Libb praised President Donald Trump's comments on Tuesday night to oust biological men out of girls and women's sports in a speech to a joint session with Congress.
Libby was criticized in the Maine House of Representatives in a social media post pointing out that trans athletes won the women's competition. Libby was also speaking out about Maine Gov. Janet Mills' disagreement over how Spatt fell with the president in February.
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President Donald Trump is working on a joint Congress meeting held at the Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Cartis)
The two clashed with the state's decision not to change gender participation policies in order to comply with the president's executive order to keep biological men out of girls and women's sports. Trump threatened to withdraw federal funds to Maine schools if the state fails to comply.
On Tuesday night, Trump received a loud cheer from a colleague when he mentioned the executive order. He called out Payton McNabb's story of a trans athlete being left seriously injured when he spiked the ball into her face at a high school volleyball tournament. She couldn't finish her high school career on the court.
“Schools will either drive men out of the girls' team or lose all federal funds,” Trump said.
On the left, Payton McNabb is watching the second Lady Usha Vance during a speech by President Donald Trump held at the Capitol in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Libby wrote to X that Mills must be “absolutely in panic.”
“Her failure has zeroed Maine's grounds in the fight to protect girls' sports. President Trump has sent a clear message to her and other leaders across the country. Our girls' voices are heard and their rights are respected.”
Trump's remarks came a day after Senate Democrats blocked women and girls' protections in sports behaviour from moving forward in the Senate. Republicans needed 60 votes to overcome the filibuster, but only received 51 votes.
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Senate Democrats did not vote in favor of the bill supported by R-ALA Senator Tommy Tuberville.
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