MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • March 16, 2025
The Trump administration has brought chaos and confusion to Maine from every direction. It has left state officials, members of Maine’s congressional delegation and other observers confused and concerned about what might be next. What’s happening in Maine is being watched around the country. “What we’re seeing here is a level of vindictiveness that no president has ever had,” said Jeremy Mayer, associate professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. “I’m sure there is somebody in the White House that’s saying, ‘How can we hurt Maine?” said Mayer. “We’ve seen before that he’s floated the idea of going after states he sees as not sufficiently politically supportive, so this is consistent with that worldview,” said Maya Sen, a political scientist at Harvard University.