Maine Democratic Party: Trip Down Memory Lane - LePage Throws Tantrum, Refuses to Deliver State of the State
February 10, 2022
February 10, 2022
AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release:
In 2016, while embroiled in fights with both the legislature and national press, then-Governor Paul LePage declined to deliver a State of the State address and instead sent lawmakers a letter decrying his opponents as "socialist politicians." The abrupt refusal to deliver the traditional address came as LePage simultaneously faced national criticism for a series of racist comments and . . .
In 2016, while embroiled in fights with both the legislature and national press, then-Governor Paul LePage declined to deliver a State of the State address and instead sent lawmakers a letter decrying his opponents as "socialist politicians." The abrupt refusal to deliver the traditional address came as LePage simultaneously faced national criticism for a series of racist comments and . . .