The Daily Beast reports:
As he seeks a third term as Maine governor, Paul LePage had reportedly left behind the days when he earned national headlines by threatening to blow up a newspaper office, challenging a Democrat to a duel, or telling the NAACP to “kiss my butt.”
But it turns out that, for the man once dubbed “America’s craziest governor,” old habits die hard. At a Sunday campaign stop, LePage threatened to “deck” a Maine Democratic Party staffer who was filming him, according to video obtained exclusively by The Daily Beast.
“Six feet away, or I’m going to deck you,” said LePage, pointing at the staffer, his other hand clutching a donut from Tim Horton’s. “If you come into my space, you’re going down.”
Read the full article. The video is at the link.
NEW STORY: As @thedailybeast reports, Paul LePage told one of our staffers that he was going to “deck” him.
Paul LePage is the same old bully he’s always been, and Mainers won’t stand for it. #mepoliticshttps://t.co/hc8LwWA18P
— Maine Democrats (@MaineDems) August 18, 2022
Like extreme Republicans all over the country, Paul LePage is casting doubt on the ability of Maine to run free and fair elections.
He says we can’t trust the election results of towns that have more than 1,000 people.
These false claims are dangerous to democracy. #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/suLKpAcwUl
— Maine Democrats (@MaineDems) August 15, 2022