At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

At a meeting of governors at the White House on Feb. 21, Maine governor Janet Mills defied president Donald Trump's threat to withhold federal funding.

President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday.

Trump threatened to pull federal funding from Maine after Governor Janet Mills said she won’t be ‘intimidated’ by his executive order targeting trans athletes

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,

Maine’s Democratic governor and President Donald Trump got into a tense exchange at the White House Friday morning after Trump threatened to withhold federal funding unless Maine complies with his recent executive order barring transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams consistent with their gender identity.

Janet Mills' vow that she would see Trump in court over his threat to withhold money from the state if it didn't comply with his executive order delighted Democrats who want more strident pushback. But the dust-up that played out in the open Friday as Trump hosted governors at the White House ticked off a president known to retaliate against people he considers enemies.

At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

Who and what will he target next, and what will he do?” Maine Governor Janet Mills said. “In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so.

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed over Trump's order banning transgender athletes from playing in girl and women sports.