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.

A state lawmaker from Maine called the state’s policy on transgender participation in girls' and women’s sports "extreme" and warned that it could cost schools millions in federal funding.State Rep. Laurel Libby,

Proclaiming his administration as "federal law," the president demanded that Maine comply with his executive order banning transgender women from participating in women and girls' sports. Mills told the president that the state won't be intimidated and reiterated her vow to challenge him in court if he denies the state millions in federal cash.