Maura Healey

I'm complying with state and federal laws.

I'm complying with state and federal laws.

Well, you go to the White House. I've been as governor with other presidents. I've been as attorney general. And you go with the expectation that you're going to hear the president articulate some vision for the future. It's supposed to be an opportunity to talk about how governors and states can work with a new administration. That wasn't what this was about.

Well, you go to the White House. I've been as governor with other presidents. I've been as attorney general. And you go with the expectation that you're going to hear the president articulate some vision for the future. It's supposed to be an opportunity to talk about how governors and states can work with a new administration. That wasn't what this was about.

The meeting began with an address by Stephen Miller for about 15, 20 minutes. And then later, the president came out and began by recounting that he's got the highest approval rating of anybody this early in his tenure, that he won the election not once, not twice, but three times, and then continued with a litany of conspiracy theories and False information.

The meeting began with an address by Stephen Miller for about 15, 20 minutes. And then later, the president came out and began by recounting that he's got the highest approval rating of anybody this early in his tenure, that he won the election not once, not twice, but three times, and then continued with a litany of conspiracy theories and False information.

So it was unfortunate because I'm there as governor thinking, let's have a conversation about maybe where we can work together. Right. How can we focus on the needs of everyday Americans? But unfortunately, we didn't see any of that. What was also upsetting is that we saw him attack another governor. This is something that the governor of Maine. The governor of Maine.

So it was unfortunate because I'm there as governor thinking, let's have a conversation about maybe where we can work together. Right. How can we focus on the needs of everyday Americans? But unfortunately, we didn't see any of that. What was also upsetting is that we saw him attack another governor. This is something that the governor of Maine. The governor of Maine.

Now, this follows, remember, a few weeks ago, he attacked Illinois and Governor Pritzker. He attacked Governor Hochul in New York recently. He's now very gratuitously, in a way it seemed very manufactured in the moment, attacked the governor of Maine.

Now, this follows, remember, a few weeks ago, he attacked Illinois and Governor Pritzker. He attacked Governor Hochul in New York recently. He's now very gratuitously, in a way it seemed very manufactured in the moment, attacked the governor of Maine.

No. And it was it was about transgender rights, but it wasn't about transgender rights. He is doing what he has done typically, which is I am going to throw out some issue. Let that be the distraction. Let that distract everyone from the fact that my poll numbers are tanking. People don't like what Elon Musk and Doge are doing. And let's get everybody's eye off the ball.

No. And it was it was about transgender rights, but it wasn't about transgender rights. He is doing what he has done typically, which is I am going to throw out some issue. Let that be the distraction. Let that distract everyone from the fact that my poll numbers are tanking. People don't like what Elon Musk and Doge are doing. And let's get everybody's eye off the ball.

So let me go pick on this particular governor about an action that she hasn't even taken. She has not even taken an action around transgender issues. And yet he manufactures something. And she appropriately says, I'm going to follow state and federal law, Mr. President, which I think is the right answer of you want your electeds to follow state and federal law.

So let me go pick on this particular governor about an action that she hasn't even taken. She has not even taken an action around transgender issues. And yet he manufactures something. And she appropriately says, I'm going to follow state and federal law, Mr. President, which I think is the right answer of you want your electeds to follow state and federal law.

What I saw as so upsetting in that exchange was when he looked at her and I was sitting at the table and he leered at her and he said, we are the federal law. We are the federal law. And what did you hear when he said that? I heard somebody who thinks he's king. Congress makes the laws. I may not agree with everything Congress does, but that's a democracy. That's how our system works.

What I saw as so upsetting in that exchange was when he looked at her and I was sitting at the table and he leered at her and he said, we are the federal law. We are the federal law. And what did you hear when he said that? I heard somebody who thinks he's king. Congress makes the laws. I may not agree with everything Congress does, but that's a democracy. That's how our system works.

Congress makes the laws. The judiciary enforces the laws and determines everything. the application of the law and the executive, and I'm an executive, my job is to faithfully apply and execute the law, right? And so that's a problem. He doesn't believe that Congress makes the law. He believes that he makes the law. That's what he said.

Congress makes the laws. The judiciary enforces the laws and determines everything. the application of the law and the executive, and I'm an executive, my job is to faithfully apply and execute the law, right? And so that's a problem. He doesn't believe that Congress makes the law. He believes that he makes the law. That's what he said.

The other thing he said as you will see no federal funding, which again is counter to the way our system operates, which is Congress appropriates funds Congress debates and figures out where funding is going to go. And the idea that he's going to withhold weaponized funding is terrible.

The other thing he said as you will see no federal funding, which again is counter to the way our system operates, which is Congress appropriates funds Congress debates and figures out where funding is going to go. And the idea that he's going to withhold weaponized funding is terrible.