Maine's Democratic governor is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to watch his tone about the protests sweeping the country during a visit to the state Friday to showcase a company that makes specialized swabs for coronavirus testing.
WASHINGTON -- Maine's Democratic governor is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to watch his tone during a visit to the state Friday to showcase a company that makes specialized swabs for coronavirus testing.
Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, this week urged the Republican president to "check the rhetoric at the door and abandon the divisive words" during his visit. Trump's first visit to Maine since taking office will take him to Guilford, population 1,500, home to Puritan Medical Products, one of only two major companies producing a special type of swab needed to ramp up coronavirus testing. The other is in Italy."There is pressure. There's always not enough. There's always not enough. You're always working to provide the extra capacity that's needed," co-owner Timothy Templet told The Associated Press.
"It's not the right time for him to be coming to our state," said Marie Follayttar, director of Mainers for Accountable Leadership, which is helping organize the demonstration. In Maine, the nation's whitest state, there were four consecutive days of demonstrations. Earlier in the week, more than 1,000 people gathered in Portland, stopping traffic, setting trash cans afire and pelting police with objects. More than 30 people have been arrested.
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