Crowds of protesters rallied Saturday morning outside of the state house in Augusta.
“I hope to keep women’s sports for women,” said Julia Deitrick, a Maine high school student.
Deitrick says she wants to be a voice for young female athletes.
“I would like for the MPA and the governor to see that there is this big push for keeping our state the way it is and following the executive order,” Deitrick continued.
“Young women that train their entire lives and work hard, you don’t just wake up and become a state champ, it takes a lot of effort, it takes a lot of time,” said Trump supporter Nicholas Blanchard.
Many spoke at the rally, including Rep. Katrina Smith, R-Palermo.
“When Governor Mills decided to argue with the president over this subject, I think it really brought people to come out and say no, that’s not you speaking for us, we are going to start speaking for ourselves,” Smith said.
The protest finished with rally-goers marching down the street, demanding change.
Meanwhile, crowds lined Monument Square in Portland on Saturday afternoon, protesting against President Trump.
“We are doing this because we want to make sure that people in our community are aware of local, state, and national issues and [we are] giving them actions of how they can speak up against some of the things that are happening now,” said Mary Turner of Brunswick.
Some were asking for change at the White House.
“Elon, who’s running the country, and then his subordinate Donald ‘musk-rat,’ who’s just floating around the White House; they need to be kicked out. Everything they are doing is terrible,” Rich Nowak, an attendee of the protest, said.
“I hope to see more power back to us,” said Malorie Pastor.
There were several other protests around the state on Saturday as Mainers demand change from both sides.
