president trump just laid the smackdown on janet mills and right to her face for defying his executiveing transathletes from competing in girls and women's sports. watch. >> i understand maine -- is maine here, the governor of maine? >> president trump: are you not going to comply with it? >> i'm complying with state and federal laws. >> president trump: we're the federal law. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports so you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> president trump: good, i look forward to it that should be a real easy one and enjoy your life after being governor because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> just hours after that dust-up the department of education announced a new title 9 investigation into maine over the girls and sports issue. it could result in maine losing $250 million in annual federal funding.

that is janet mills. she has been pushing back against the order., we are the federal law. good, i will see you in court. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your left after governor, because i don't think you will be in elected politics. >> martha: okay, let's bring in clay travis and robert wolf. gentlemen, thank you very much. it is good to have you here. cry, i'm just reading on the bangor daily news that they expect that the trump administration will investigate maine's department of education and a school district over policies allowing transgender students to participate in athletics and title ix investigation which bars gender-based discrimination in schools. your thoughts as an attorney and some who follows exports and this story, very closely. >> well, first of all, this is brilliant of trump because let's just go to the actual data here, martha. either new york times last month, 79% of americans do not believe that man identifying as women should be able to compete in women's exports. that is a big number. it is hard to get the 79%

. >> president trump clashing with maine's democratic governor janet mills, as the state reportedly denies they're looking at the policies. madeleine rivera is here with more. >> hi, mike. president trump was having a meeting with bipartisan group of governors and called out governor janet mills for not complying with his executive order on banning transgender athletes. >> are you going to comply with that. >> i'll comply with state and federal law. >> we are the federal law. you better do it because you're not going to get federal funding if you don't. and your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, even though i did well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports so you better comply otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> shortly after that back and forth, the education and health and human services department says they're investigating maine's department of education for potentially violating title ix. the trump administration is miffed by that, they argue that state law doesn't override federal law. and the governor says

at a white house event, the president told democrat janet mills that she better go along with his executive order banning trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports, or risk losing federal funding. and her job. >> you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. >> governor mills responded by telling the president that she will see him in court. >> in other developments today, the president scored a legal victory when a federal judge allowed his plans to dismantle usaid to move forward. >> and the associated press is suing trump and the trump administration, rather, officials over access to presidential events. citing freedom of speech. the administration blocked the ap after it refused to change gulf of america in its style guide. >> uh- shakeup at ice followed frustration with the progress of carrying out president trump's mass deportation goals. today, the acting head of the

she's a democrat, janet mills, and said that she was not following federal law.et mills fired back, saying that she was following state and federal law when it came to transgender rights. the president sort of continued to attack her, and she continued to say, i'm going to see you in court. just watch a little bit of what happened. >> is maine here, the governor of maine? >> i'm here. >> are you not going to comply with that? >> i'm complying with state and federal laws. >> well, we are the federal law. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. >> see you in court. >> every state -- good. i see you in court. i'll look forward to that. >> reporter: there's a showdown that's going to happen in the courtroom. >> yamiche yamiche, thank you so much. >>> now let's turn to another courtroom. luigi mangione just appeared inside a new york city courtroom for the first time since his december arraignment. mangione was there for a hearing in the state case agnst him. healthcare ceo brian thompson e outside a manhattan hotel la

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watch this exchange between the president and maine governor janet mills. >> good afternoon. and it's crazy, but, uh, the ncaa has complied immediately, by the way. that's good. but i understand maine is maine here. the governor of maine, i am i'm here. are you not going to comply with that? i'm complying with state. >> and federal laws. >> well, we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better come. you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. for me. and enjoy your life after governor. because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> so some very sharp words there with the governor. you couldn't quite see her, but she was sitting pretty close to the president at a table of other gov

. >> reporter: the president butting heads with janet mills over her state's refusal to comply with the executive order seeking to ban transgender women from women's sports. >> you better comply, you are not getting federal funding. >> see you in court. >> i look forward to that. that should be an easy one. >> good for me. >> enjoy your life after. i don't think you will be in elected politics. >> the president is considering changes to the postal service. >> reporter: the president said he would like his new commerce secretary to look at the postal service, which he described as in need of a turnaround. there are no immediate planfor an executive order. any takeover would require an act of congress. >> garrett, thank you. >>> the defense department considering other options besides guantanamo bay to house migrants. the administration makes a change that will affect more than half a million haitian immigrants. gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: the trump administration is looking for new places to house migrant detainees. two sources say the defense department is considering fort blis

. >> reporter: the president also butting heads with maine's democratic governor janet mills over her states with the president's comply with the executive order, threatening the state's federal funding. >> you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> every state -- good, i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> garrett, president trump also said today he's considering major changes to the postal service. >> reporter: lester, the president said he'd like his commerce secretary to take a look at the postal service, which he described as in need of a turn around. white house sources say there are no plans for an executive order affecting postal service. any kind of takeover would likely require an act of congress. >>> the defense department now considering other options besides guantanamo bay to house migrants, as the trump administration makes a major change that will affect more than half a million haiti

the president asking if maine's governor, janet mills, was in the room. >> maine here? the governor of maine? >> i'm here. >> are you not going to comply with it? >> i'm complying with state and federal laws. >> well, i'm -- we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports so you better -- you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> every state -- good, i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> reporter: and late tonight, the president making good on another threat, firing the chief of staff cq brown. he has come under fire by pete hegseth. trump didn't give a reason for removing brown, simply posting, he is a fine gentleman and outstanding leade

the president asking if maine's governor, janet mills, was in the room. >> maine here? the governor of maine? >> not here. >> are you not going to with it? >> i'm complying with state and federal laws. we are the federal law. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding if you don't. your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports so you better -- you better comply, because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> every state -- good, i'll see you in court. i look forward to that are that should be a real easy one are and enjoy your life after governor, because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> reporter: the president threatening to withhold federal funds from maine, but the governor punching back saying if he does, the state will take all necessary legal action. governor mills saying, "the state of maine will not be infill dated by the president's threats." >> david: mary bruce at the white house tonight.

kevin:this after janet mills refuses to keep biological men from competing in women's sports. >> i understande you not going to comply with it? >> i will comply with state and federal law. >> we are the federal law. your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports so you better comply because otherwise you are not getting any federal funding. every state, i will see you in court, look forward to that. that should be an easy one. kevin:here to react his counselor to donald trump, my sister if i could personalize this, outstanding junior athlete, this is a topic that is near and dear to me and millions of americans, when the president responded to the governor saying we will see you in court, what did you think of that? >> i was his lawyer so is there anybody more savage? can we say it like it is? he knocked her right down. she was trying to rebel and didn't know what she was talking about, we will comply with the law. i made the law. i told you what it is and this is the mandate and it is not donald trump, it is what america wanted and voted for. and you see this, this exchange is wh

president trump hosted you and your colleagues where he had this heated exchange with maine governor janet millsver transgender athletes. >> the ncaa complied immediately, by the way, that's good. i understand that maine-- is maine here, the governor of maine? are you not going to imply with that? >> i'm complying with state and federal law. >> well, we are the federal law. you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't and by the way, your population even though it's somewhat liberal although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports so you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> good, i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. >> yeah, see you in court. the feds have launched an investigation into the maine education department. as of last 24 hours, you were in that room, governor. give us your take on that. >> i think what you're seeing is what helped president trump get elected. president trump is authe

some pledged not to comply like maine's janet mills. >> do you understand maine -- is maine here, theovernor of maine? >> yeah, i'm here. >> are you not going to comply with that? >> i'm complying with state and federal law. >> well, we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it. because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. your population, even though it's somewhat liberal although did i very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any, any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> every state. >> good. i will see you in court. i look forward to that that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you will be in elected politics. >> laura: now, that was the best trump reading? no, trump one-on-one with someone? i love it. by the way, he was with tiger woods at the white house announcing plans to honor african-americans. that was yesterday because the left thinks they have the final say on history. no. >> the g

the president told the democratic governor janet mills of maine, no more federal funding for maine if they don't comply with the new eo on banning men from women sports. >> is maine here? the governor of may? are you not going to comply with it? >> we'll comply with state and federal law. >> we're l federal law. you better do it and you're not going to get any federal funding unless you do it. your population doesn't want men playing in women sports. so you better comply -- better comply or you're not getting any federal funding. every state -- good, i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. reporter: i don't know what the maine governor thought was going to happen there, but apparently at time of exchange, something was in the works and we've got an early copy of it. i'll just read the subject line. the office of civil rights launches a title 9 violation ad one that president trump knew at growly high school, do i have that right? yeah, growly high school in ma

the president also butting heads with maine's democratic governor, janet mills, over her state's refusalutive order seeking to ban transgender women from women's sports. threatening the state's federal funding. you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. me and enjoy your life after governor, because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. that was garrett hake porting for us. this is a live look at the conservative political action conference, or cpac, in maryland right now. president trump is set to speak at the conference later today. he spokeat the conference every year since 2016. the president will then receive the polish president at the white house amid uncertainty over the role europe will play or won't play in negotiating an end to the russia ukraine war. back here locally, parts of the bay area's largest city are in the dark. after thieves stripped the copper copper wiring from public streetlights. san jose says it's taking a while to fix those

democratic governor janet mills. >> is the governor of maine? >> here. >> are you not going to comply with it? >> i'm complying with state and federal law. >> two hours later, the education department office for civil rights accused maine of a title ix violation. in a release the education department writes state laws do not override federal antidiscrimination laws. >> see new court. >> good, i will see you in court and enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you will be in elected politics. >> this bubbled out of the white house's radar this week when a maine state representative accused the winner of the girl's high school pole vaulting championship of ache transgender man who identifies as a girl. depending on what the education department finds, as much as $250 million in federal funds for maine hang in the balance. bret? >> bret: peter doocy live on the north lawn, peter, thanks. president trump's pick to run the fbi is on the job tonight. kash patel was sworn in a short time ago, already prom promising big changes at the burea

title ix investigation into the state of maine after the president sparred with maine governor janet millsr that tate's transgender sports participation if policy. madeleine rivera is here with more. hi, maddie. >> reporter: good afternoon. the hhs is investigating maine's department of education for potentially violating title ix. it comes after this exchange yesterday from governor mills and president trump. >> are you not going to comply with it? >> i'm complying with tate and federal laws. >> well, i'm -- we are the federal law. well, you better do it, because you're not going to get any federal funding, if you don't. and, by the way, your population even though it's somewhat liberal, a although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. you better comply, otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> reporter: maine's department of education says it's abiding by the state's human rights act which prevents discrimination-based gender identity. the trump administration argue as federal law supersedes state law. hanging

the president told democrat janet mills that she better go along with his executive order banning trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports, or risk losing federal funding and her job. mills responded, telling the president she'll see him in court. a legal victory for trump today, a federal judge allowed his plans to dismantle u.s. aid to move forward, and the associated press is suing trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech. the administration blocked the ap after it refused to change its style guide to call the gulf of mexico the gulf of america. >> a report out tonight says that mass firings are set to hit noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. sources tell news site the hill that the firings will come after howard lutnick sworn in as commerce secretary. meanwhile, noaa grants related to global warming and other topics targeted by president trump's executive orders will be canceled. today, a federal judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the trump administration's drastic cuts in me

that was president trump sparring with democrat maine governor janet mills for refusing to comply, maine is refusing to comply with president trump's executive order banning biological men from women's sports. moments ago trump's education department opened up a a brand new civil rights investigation into maine's education department and a school district saying state laws do not override federal anti-discrimination laws. maine must abide by title ix. they're violating women's rights. joining us now, former presidential candidate, elder for america pac founder, larry elder. larry, when you saw this, what was your reaction? the president is saying the state of maine is violating women's, women athletes' civil is rights. what's your take? >> well, liz, thank you for having me. my reaction is i don't understand why the governor of maine feels this is the hill to die on. it's an 80-20 the issue. overwhelmingly -- [laughter] americans don't like the idea of biological men if compete against biological women. trump issued an executive order. the ncaa promptly changed tear regulations to to com

first of janet mills. and also yesterday i interviewed robert garcia, the congressman who got an intimidating and bullying letter from the acting u.s. attorney that we've talked about in the show, ed martin, you know, threatening him over like a figure of speech that he used in an interview about elon musk. right. and saying that that was a real threat and that he's going to be investigated, you know, which is obviously nonsense and an attack on free speech. but that's what these guys are going to try to do. they want to bully and intimidate people. and i do think it's encouraging that governor mills and congressman garcia have just said no, like, i'm not going to be bullied by that and stand up to it and show, you know, just how kind of hollow those threats are, because i you know, i think that courage is contagious on that stuff. as far as the poll numbers, i don't know, i guess i don't know, maybe i disagree, maybe people did want the bullying intimidation, i guess i don't i don't have an opinion on tha

that was president trump sparring with maine governor janet mills over trump's executive order banninggender athletes from participating in women's sports. in a statement, governor mills later said, quote, if the president attempts to unilaterally deprive maine school children of the benefit of federal funding, my administration and the attorney general will take all appropriate and necessary legal action to restore that funding and the academic opportunity it provides. the state of maine will not be intimidated by the president's threats. all right. joining us now we have nbc news capitol hill correspondent melanie zanona and staff writer for the atlantic and msnbc political analyst here with me on set, ashley parker. ashley, i know that our bar for remarkable just keeps getting higher. but that was a pretty remarkable clash. and it could have serious repercussions for the state of maine. how are governors politicians having to navigate standing their ground, but also dealing with the president, who can really impact their ability to do things in their jurisdiction? right. >> well, in

, friday, trump got into a heated exchange at the white house with maine's democratic governor, janet mills, over her state's refusal to comply with the president's executive order seeking to ban transgender women from women's sports. >> you better comply, because otherwise you're not getting any any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one for me. and enjoy your life after governor, because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> today, president trump is spending his first weekend in washington, d.c. since being reelected. he is set to speak at cpac, the conservative conference, and meet on the sidelines of that gathering with the presidents of poland and argentina. alex. >> okay. big reporting there. thank you so much, yamiche, for that. let's go now to nbc's vaughn hillyard. he is a national harbor, maryland. that is where the president will speak at the conservative conference coming up. so, vaughn, what can we expect to hear about an hour or so from now? >> right. about an hour. >> or so from now is when

there was a contentious moment between the president and the governor of maine, janet mills, over transgender here the governor of maine? are you not going to comply with that? >> comply with state and federal laws? >> well, i'm we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. >> jeff, is this an effective way for democrats to push ■back against trump, or are they going to find themselves in his ire and maybe even worse off than they were before they stood up for their their perspective on these things? >> well, it's hard for me. to say if it's effective. it's certainly. >> a unique opportunity when. >> you're in a room with the president of united states. >> and. >> he calls out your state, and if you're. >> the governor, you have. >> a chance to voice your opinion. so i have a. >> feeling some democrats. >> will be very pleased to see that and to see somebody standing up. to the president on, on an issue that is, is very. >> divisive in t

there was this really feisty back and forth between maine's governor, janet mills, a democrat, and president trump calling out maine for saying and saying that he would take away federal funding if they did not ban transgender athletes from competing in sports. that did not identify with the gender that they were assigned at birth. so i want to play a little bit of that exchange. take a listen. >> is maine here? the governor of maine, >> not here. >> are you not going to comply with that? >> comply with. >> state. >> and federal laws? >> well, i'm we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better come. you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor. because i don't think

the person who told him that was maine's democratic governor, this woman, janet mills, who said those words directly to him today. we'll see you in court. now, in his first month of his second term in office, donald trump has signed 73 executive orders, including an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in girls and women's sports. this afternoon, in the state dining room in the white house, donald trump discussed that very executive order with a group of republican and democratic governors until he paused to call out governor mills. is the main here, the governor of maine. >> i'm here. >> are you not going to comply with it? >> complying with state and federal law? >> well, we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better come. you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any any federal fu

it's between president trump and maine governor janet mills. this is from yesterday. listen to this. >> is the maine here, the governor of maine. down here. are you not going to comply with that? >> comply with state and federal law? >> well, i'm we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, you population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports, so you better come. you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor, because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> deep sigh. does this administration thrive, jeff, on exchanges like that? >> oh, sure. i mean, president trump loves to have exchanges like that, whether it's with an elected official or a democratic governor or with reporters. so yeah, i think i thi

her name is janet mills. let me show you how you stand up to a dictator, or at least a wannabe one.? i'm here. are you not going to comply with that? >> comply with state and federal law? >> well, i'm we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, you population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any, any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. and enjoy your life after governor, because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> yes, you will, because she said, see you in court. boom. don't go anywhere. because after that mike drop, wajahat and eugene are going to stick with eugene are going to stick with us after careful review of medical guidance and research on pain relief, my recommendation is simple: every home should have salonpas. p

president trump had with democratic governor janet mills of maine today. he was meeting with democratic and republican governors at the white house. just want to get your reaction to it. >> your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. for me. and enjoy your life after governor, because i don't think you'll be an elected politics. >> so just if people couldn't hear, governor mills was saying, we're going to follow the law, sir. we'll see you in court. having to do with, um, the issue of trans athletes in women's sports. um, what is your reaction, president trump there saying that they're going to withhold all funding, all federal funding to maine if she takes that position? >> well. >> it's obviously a coercive threat. a godfather offer. >> from the. >> self-styled, uh, mega boss. but look, they're losing in court. we're beating them everywhere. we've go

. >> there was a remarkable moment in the white house today when president biden asked janet mills, whoe governor of maine, if her state was going to follow his executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports or risk losing federal funding. >> is the main here the governor of maine? are you not going to comply with that? >> complying with the state and federal laws? >> well, we are the federal law. well, you better do it. you better do it because you're not going to get any federal funding at all if you don't. and by the way, your population, even though it's somewhat liberal, although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. every state. good. i'll see you in court. i look forward to that. that should be a real easy one. for me. and enjoy your life after governor. because i don't think you'll be in elected politics. >> it was tense, to say the least. my source tonight was in that room. democratic governor matt meyer of delawar

and he got into this heated exchange with the democratic governor of maine, janet mills. >> yeah, jake, it was a remarkable moment of tension. >> in the state dining room today. >> now, if. >> you've been paying a close attention to what trump has been saying. >> he actually called her out last. >> night when he was speaking to governors here. >> in washington. and then. >> again today, he asked if she was in the room. and there was a remarkable moment between the two of them that comes down to that executive order that he signed on one of his first days in office, barring transgender athletes from performing or g on women's or girls sports teams, and that if states allow them in schools allow them, they would try to use title. nine and the department of education here in washington to deny federal funding to those states. so i want you to listen to to this moment that happened between president trump and governor mills. >> you population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. so you better you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. every state. go

meanwhile, friday janet mills refused to comply with the president's executive orde seeking to ban transgender women from sports. >> you better comply. otherwise, you are not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> good. i look forward to that. that should be a real good one. and enjoy your life after governor because i don't think you will be in elected politics. >> reporter: the president expected to defend his actions against him and elon musk. laura? >> thank you. >>> this week on wall street ended with a dramatic drop on friday. the dow plunging more than 750 points. the s&p 500, nasdaq both falling sharply after fears of a slowing economy and stubborn economy. what does it all mean for the prices that you pay? we want to go to steve, waking up with us on a friday. as president trump said on the campaign, prices will start coming down on day one. that hasn't happened yet. we saw the markets plunge yesterday amid consumer confidence concerns. what is driving those concerns these days? >> well, you had a couple stock-specific stories not unrelated to the bigger themes you were