Trump admin freezes funding to Maine for letting trans athletes in girls sports

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Trump admin freezes funding to Maine for letting trans athletes in girls sports
More sanctions could be coming to the state in the next week
 By Jackson Thompson Fox News
Published April 2, 2025 7:01pm EDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday a pause and an ongoing review of federal funding to Maine after the state refused to provide equal opportunities to women and girls in educational programs.

The state has refused to comply with President Donald Trump's February executive order to ban trans athletes from girls and women's sports, prompting immense federal pressure. Trump initially vowed to cut federal funding to the state if it refused to comply with the order during a Feb. 20 speech.

Now, Trump has made good on that promise.

USDA secretary Brooks Rollins said the state must agree to protect female athletes from trans inclusion before funding is restored.

"In order to continue to receive taxpayer dollars from USDA, the state of Maine must demonstrate compliance with Title IX which protects female student athletes from having to compete with or against or having to appear unclothed before males," Rollins wrote in a letter to the state.

"In addition, USDA has launched a full review of grants awarded by the Biden Administration to the Maine Department of Education. Many of these grants appear to be wasteful, redundant, or otherwise against the priorities of the Trump Administration. USDA will not stand for the Biden Administration’s bloated bureaucracy and will instead focus on a Department that is farmer-first and without a leftist social agenda."

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Poll: Maine Voters Oppose Governor, Back Trump on Trans Athletes

Katherine Hamilton 3 Apr 2025
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A strong majority of Mainers do not think transgender-identifying boys should be allowed to compete in girls’ sports — in stark contrast to the position of Maine Democrats and Gov. Janet Mills (D), a poll reveals.

The University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll found that 64 percent of Maine residents do not believe boys should play girls’ sports, which is a current battle the state is fighting against President Donald Trump and his executive orders declaring the biological reality of two sexes and barring males from playing on female sports teams. Spectrum News reported on the poll.

The survey found that only 29 percent of Mainers think transgender-identifying boys should be allowed to play on girls’ teams, while 7 percent are unsure. By political affiliation, 56 percent of Democrats, 14 percent of independents, and 1 percent of Republicans back boys being allowed to compete against girls in sports.

The survey was conducted March 20-24 — before the Trump administration began freezing funds on Wednesday in response to Gov. Mills refusal to comply with President Trump’s orders protecting girls’ sports. The survey has a ±3 percent margin of error and was conducted with 1,057 Mainers. Previous polling has shown more than 6 in 10 Mainers believe individuals should play on sports team that match with biological reality.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/03/poll-maine-voters-oppose-governor-back-trump-on-trans-athletes/