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‘We are the federal law’: Trump, Maine governor clash over transgender athletes

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from states allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports, stating, "We're not going to give them any federal money... Until they clean that up."
Trump addressed the controversy at the Republican Governors Association meeting, referencing an executive order barring trans women and girls from participating in sports.
Representative Laurel Libby criticized the Maine Principals' Association's policy, stating that it is absolutely unfair to female athletes who work hard every day to compete.
Maine's new policy allows transgender students to compete based on their gender identity, following state and federal law under the Maine Human Rights Act.

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