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.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills was “being a total ass” when she defied President Trump during a heated confrontation at the White House concerning transgender athletes in women’s sports, according to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.

The town of Cumberland, Maine — about 20 miles north of Portland — has landed at the heart of the battle between President Trump and Governor Janet Mills over transgender athletes.

President Trump and Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills briefly quarreled Friday at a National Governors Association session at the White House after Trump told a meeting of Republican

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. “You better do it, because you’re not going to get any federal funding,” Trump told the Maine Democrat at a White House event.

President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.

President Donald Trump clashed with the governor of Maine on Friday over federal funds the president threatened to withhold from the state over transgender athletes participating in girls and women's sports.

President Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov.