Hours later, the state was notified of the first of two investigations launched over violations of Trump's ban on trans student-athletes.

The Mills administration is denying allegations that the governor's chief of staff swore at a White House official.

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.

President Donald Trump called out Maine Gov. Janet Mills for refusing to comply with his executive order banning male-at-birth transgender athletes from participating in women and girls' sports during a "working session" with the nation's governors Friday at the White House.