Sen Tommy Tuberville calls Maine gov a 'total a--' for defying Trump on trans athletes

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., appears on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" to talk about President Trump's spat with Maine Gov. Janet Mills.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., took aim at Maine Gov. Janet Mills for refusing to ban trans athletes in girls' sports on Wednesday. 

During an interview on OutKick's "Don't @ Me With Dan Dakich," Tuberville laid heavy criticism on Mills after a week of national controversy for her feud with President Donald Trump over his "No Men in Women's Sports" executive order, and her state's refusal to comply with it. 

"With that governor of Maine, just being a total a-- to be honest with you to the president of the United States, when he's already said, ‘This is not going to happen,' and she said, ‘Well I’ll take you to court,' and he said, ‘Well I’ll see you in court, because I happen to run the federal government,'" Tuberville said.  

"It just shows you how egotistical these people are, and it's just common sense that you don't do this." 

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville attends the House and Senate committee markup of the National Defense Authorization Act on Nov. 29, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Maine came under national scrutiny for allowing trans athletes in girls' sports amid the state's refusal to comply with Trump's order and a recent incident involving a trans pole vaulter. 

The spat between Trump and Mills started last Thursday when Trump vowed to cut funding to the state for refusing to follow his order during a gathering of governors in Washington. 

On Friday, Mills' office responded with a statement threatening legal action against the Trump administration if it did withhold federal funding from the