Petition to recall Maine governor, opposed to Trump's trans sports order, gets 22,000 signees ahead of protest

Ahead of a "March Against Mills" connected Saturday, an online petition to callback the politician of Maine has received implicit 22,000 signatures.

Janet Mills and President Donald Trump got into a heated debate past week aft the 2 clashed astir Trump's enforcement bid that aims to support transgender athletes retired of girls' and women's sports.

Last week, Trump told her astatine the White House that she indispensable travel his enforcement order, oregon "you're not going to get immoderate national funding," to which she replied, "We’ll spot you successful court." 

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Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) delivers remarks astatine the SelectUSA Investment Summit connected May 4, 2023, successful National Harbor, Maryland. The SelectUSA Investment Summit aims to pull overseas concern successful the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

"I'm complying with authorities and national laws," Mills said, earlier Trump said, "Well, we are the national law," and "you amended bash it, you amended bash it, due to the fact that you're not going to get immoderate national backing astatine each if you don't.

Trump aboriginal issued a Title IX probe against the state, on with California and Minnesota.

Melissa Moulton is listed arsenic the "petition starter" connected change.org. She is besides the "host" of the "March Against Mills" lawsuit connected Facebook.

President Donald Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed astatine the White House implicit enforcement bid compliance. (Pool via AP/Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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"I americium lasting among galore Maine citizens who are profoundly dissatisfied with the policies introduced by our Governor, Janet Mills. I judge powerfully that her policies are not successful alignment with the wishes and values of the bulk of Mainers," Moulton wrote. "The feeling of disconnect betwixt the populace and enactment is palpable and widespread. Various statistic underline rural-urban disagreement that has been exacerbated by the Governor's decisions. Additionally, respective of her policies contradict the economical maturation and prosperity that should beryllium our government's priority. I americium yet different national calling for alteration and betterment for our beloved authorities of Maine. It is imperative that we clasp our elected officials accountable. I implore you to motion this petition to dependable our corporate dissent and to initiate the callback of Governor Janet Mills. Together we tin enactment to guarantee our authorities genuinely represents america all."

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, astatine the State House successful Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Facebook indicates that astir 350 radical volition be Saturday's march; different 2,300 are "interested" successful the two-hour event, which is acceptable to statesman astatine 10 a.m. ET astatine the Maine State House.

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