The Democrat Gov. Janet Mills administration went crying to Maine’s largest daily Wednesday – the paper she counts on for a hug when the chips are down.
The Portland Press Herald ran a piece quoting a Mills spokesman decrying The Maine Wire for allegedly being in bed with President Trump.
The Trump administration last week notified The Maine Wire it was rejecting Mills’ request for more time to defend her embattled, allegedly fraudulent Medicaid program.
“The flap stemmed from a U.S. Office of Inspector General report in January that outlined $45 million in potential improper payments for autism support services in the MaineCare program,” according to the Press Herald.
Ben Goodman, a Mills spokesman, complained to the paper that the Trump administration’s “denial and decision to share it with a conservative outlet first ‘are proof that the substance and merits of that response do not matter.’”
The Press Herald also quoted Steve Robinson, chief editor of The Maine Wire, as having broken the story on the latest wrinkle in the contretemps between Mills and Trump.
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✓ Maine Wire: 147,000 Facebook followers
✓ Portland Press Herald: 93,000 Facebook followers
