President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday.

Lauren McCauley is the editor of Maine Morning Star. She has covered politics and policy in Maine for more than 10 years and is the former editor of Maine Beacon. Maine’s Democratic governor and President Donald Trump got into a tense exchange at the White House Friday morning after Trump threatened to withhold federal funding unless Maine complies with his recent executive order barring transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams consistent with their gender identity.

Trump told the governor he looked forward to it, and predicted the end of her political career for opposing his order. The confrontation came after Mills and Trump had traded barbs over the last 24 hours regarding his push to bar transgender athletes from playing in girls’ and women’s sports.

President Donald Trump invited the governors of the U.S. to the White House on Friday for lunch — and he appeared not to be the biggest fan of one of his guests.Trump bragged about his ongoing war against transgender youth in 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

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed over Trump's order banning transgender athletes from playing in girl and women sports.

Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ public dust-up with President Donald Trump during a White House meeting with most of America’s state leaders didn’t live up to governors’ collective goal

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to strip Maine of its federal funding if it refuses to comply with his executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, marking the White House’s latest front in the nation’s culture wars.

Trump threatened to withhold federal education funding if Maine does not comply with his executive order and bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports.