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Grumpy
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The New York Times published a dramatic headline so breathless it could fog an editorial mirror: “‘See You in Court’: Maine Governor Clashes With Trump Over Trans Rights.” You’ve probably seen the clip. But the hot takes have got it all wrong. It was classic Trump media trolling. He picked that fight on purpose.
CLIP: In case you missed it, Trump baits Maine Governor ‘Janet’ Mills at Governor’s breakfast (0:57).
He baited the hook, she took the bait, and Trump reeled her in.
Yesterday afternoon, Trump was addressing a meeting with the nation’s governors and he’d just started talking about protecting women’s sports. Then he said, “I understand Maine … is Maine here? The Governor of Maine?” Mills spoke up. Trump asked her, “Are you not gonna comply with it?” Mills said something like we’ll comply with it when hell freezes over. A short but spicy back and forth ensued, Trump said Maine won’t get any federal funding, and Mills snapped, “I’ll see you in court.”
Trump shot back, “Fine, I’ll see you in court. That should be a real easy one.”
“Every state has a responsibility to comply with Title IX,” Trump warned the assembled governors. “You have a legal obligation. We’ll be enforcing aggressively, and we’re going to protect our citizens.”
An hour after the meeting, the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Enforcement division sent a letter to Maine informing the state it was under investigation for violations of civil rights relating to women’s sports and inmates in women’s
prison facilities.
Media erupted in righteous anger or ecstasy, depending on the political point of view. The Times’ article glowingly praised Governor Mills for “standing up to” President Trump. Fox reported that Trump “owned” the governor. Social media streamed similar sentiments.
What everyone missed was that it was obviously a setup. It’s like the old prison yard playbook: deck the weakest guy first to send a message to everyone else. Trump knew Maine’s position going into the meeting. The DOE’s investigation announcement was locked and loaded. He singled out Mills to make Maine —arguably the politically weakest defiant state— into an example for the other governors. Don’t mess with us.
In other words, in just 60 seconds of dialog, Trump skillfully reframed the DOE investigation from a dull “picking on Maine over trans rights” story, into a thrilling “dust-up between the President and the Governor.” Instead of possibly getting sympathy for being singled out, Maine’s narrative is now, “Mills picked a fight with the President and found out.” And Trump transformed a dull investigation letter into a media frenzy. Genius.
They have grabbed hold of something white-hot this time, but they still have no idea their hands are on fire.
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CLIP: In case you missed it, Trump baits Maine Governor ‘Janet’ Mills at Governor’s breakfast (0:57).
He baited the hook, she took the bait, and Trump reeled her in.
Yesterday afternoon, Trump was addressing a meeting with the nation’s governors and he’d just started talking about protecting women’s sports. Then he said, “I understand Maine … is Maine here? The Governor of Maine?” Mills spoke up. Trump asked her, “Are you not gonna comply with it?” Mills said something like we’ll comply with it when hell freezes over. A short but spicy back and forth ensued, Trump said Maine won’t get any federal funding, and Mills snapped, “I’ll see you in court.”
Trump shot back, “Fine, I’ll see you in court. That should be a real easy one.”
“Every state has a responsibility to comply with Title IX,” Trump warned the assembled governors. “You have a legal obligation. We’ll be enforcing aggressively, and we’re going to protect our citizens.”
An hour after the meeting, the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Enforcement division sent a letter to Maine informing the state it was under investigation for violations of civil rights relating to women’s sports and inmates in women’s
prison facilities.
Media erupted in righteous anger or ecstasy, depending on the political point of view. The Times’ article glowingly praised Governor Mills for “standing up to” President Trump. Fox reported that Trump “owned” the governor. Social media streamed similar sentiments.
What everyone missed was that it was obviously a setup. It’s like the old prison yard playbook: deck the weakest guy first to send a message to everyone else. Trump knew Maine’s position going into the meeting. The DOE’s investigation announcement was locked and loaded. He singled out Mills to make Maine —arguably the politically weakest defiant state— into an example for the other governors. Don’t mess with us.
In other words, in just 60 seconds of dialog, Trump skillfully reframed the DOE investigation from a dull “picking on Maine over trans rights” story, into a thrilling “dust-up between the President and the Governor.” Instead of possibly getting sympathy for being singled out, Maine’s narrative is now, “Mills picked a fight with the President and found out.” And Trump transformed a dull investigation letter into a media frenzy. Genius.
They have grabbed hold of something white-hot this time, but they still have no idea their hands are on fire.
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