President Trump is threatening to withhold federal funds from Maine if it continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports in defiance of a recent executive order.

The president's comments came days after a Maine state representative made a widely circulated social media post criticizing a policy that allows high school athletes to compete on the team that aligns with their gender identity.

President Trump had a testy exchange with Maine Governor Janet Mills on Friday over his threat to withhold federal funding from the state unless it bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports Mills told Trump that the state’s policy is “complying with state and federal laws” and hinted at a potential legal battle over Trump’s order.

Trump reiterated his threat to withhold federal funding from Maine over its defiance of his executive order barring men from women’s sports.

President Donald Trump got into a brief spat with the governor of Maine during a speech at the White House, with the Democrat promising to “see you in court.” During a lengthy speech to a bipartisan group of governors,