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 Donald Trump clashed with Maine's Governor Janet Mills during a meeting of governors at the White House Friday over Trump's push to deny federal funding to the state because it allows transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports.

President Trump and the Governor of Maine Governor hurled verbal jabs and threats at each other during an explosive clash over transgender athletes during a packed public event at The White House.

Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) made headlines last week when she and President Donald Trump had a verbal clash over Maine’s refusal to comply with an executive order banning biological males from participating in female athletic programs operated by public schools.