The president’s Maine visit shows how his ‘open up’ rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
Donald Trump
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Trump praises Guilford workers, jabs at Mills in visit that draws supporters, protesters
The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine’s fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.
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Our View: To President Trump: You should resign now
He lacks the character, maturity and judgment to lead the country in a perilous time.
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Republican Sen. Murkowski says she’s struggling with supporting Trump
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said Thursday that she was ‘thankful’ for retired Gen. James Mattis’ extraordinary rebuke of Trump for politicizing the military.
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Bill Nemitz: An open letter from Maine to the president who isn’t
Donald Trump’s looming visit to Piscataquis County, another in a long line of ego trips, cannot be over soon enough.
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
The former president holds a virtual town hall event in the midst of the pandemic and protests over race and police brutality.
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Sheriff urges protesters, Trump supporters to keep it peaceful for president’s visit to Maine
In a Facebook post, Piscataquis County Sheriff Robert Young also said he was shocked and dismayed by the death of a black man being detained by police in Minneapolis.
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Listen to the exchange between President Trump and Gov. Mills
President Trump’s exchange with Maine Gov. Janet Mills begins at minute 29:00 of his June 1 telephone call with governors in which he calls them “weak,” and urged them to use force against unruly protests.
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Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ tells them to crack down on protesters
The days of protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Trump is our COVID climate
It’s hard to respond to a natural disaster when we have a president who thrives on chaos.