Tag: Paul LePage

"You know, I will just say this. John Lewis ought to look at history. It was Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves. It was Rutherford B. Hayes and Ulysses S. Grant that fought against Jim Crow laws. A simple 'thank you' would suffice," said Gov. Paul LePage. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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The worst thing we read today

Becket Adams · January 17, 2017 10:46 pm

LePage says John Lewis should thank GOP for ending slavery

Kelly Cohen · January 17, 2017 4:24 pm

Hillary Clinton carries a 4-point lead over Donald Trump in the latest Fox News poll of likely voters nationwide. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Poll: Trump and Clinton tied in 4-way race in Maine

Ryan Lovelace · September 20, 2016 9:18 pm

"I will no longer speak to the press ever again after today," LePage said. "And I'm serious. Everything will be put into writing. I'm tired of being caught in the gotcha moments." (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Maine Gov. LePage quits the press, but not his job

Kelly Cohen · August 31, 2016 4:07 pm

"I think some things I've been asked to do are beyond my ability. I'm not going to say that I'm not going to finish it. I'm not saying that I am going to finish it," Paul LePage said. (AP Photo)

Maine Gov. LePage shoots down his rumor that he might resign

Kelly Cohen · August 30, 2016 2:40 pm

Maine governor says most drug dealers are ‘people of color’

Ryan Lovelace · August 27, 2016 1:11 pm

Maine Gov. LePage leaves expletive-laden voicemail after racist accusations

Kelly Cohen · August 26, 2016 3:25 pm

Maine Gov. Paul LePage said that he hopes Donald Trump will pick him to be part of his administration should he win in the fall. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine Gov. LePage open to job in Trump administration

Kelly Cohen · May 5, 2016 6:28 pm

Just days earlier, LePage urged fellow Republican governors to sign on to a letter "to the people" disavowing Trump (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine governor wanted to denounce Trump before endorsing him

Robert King · February 27, 2016 4:08 pm

"One think I like about Donald Trump - I'm not going to say I agree with him on everything -- he's the only candidate who's showing a vision for the future," said Maine Gov. Paul LePage. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine governor endorses Trump: ‘We could do a lot worse’

Gabby Morrongiello · February 26, 2016 9:54 pm

Dubbing himself a "constitutionalist," Paul LePage said that "if it's in the Constitution, I think it means something," according to a report from the Maine Sun Journal published Thursday. (AP Photo)

GOP governor favors Obama Supreme Court pick

Daniel Chaitin · February 18, 2016 10:20 pm

Chris Christie and Paul LePage, as two of Republican governors of northeastern states, have often campaigned together. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Christie defends LePage after racial remark

Dan Friedman · January 10, 2016 3:47 pm