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The White House recently announced that President Donald Trump planned to tour the Guilford manufacturing plant of Puritan Medical Products on Friday, June 5. The company is one of only two in the world making clinical swabs needed for COVID-19 testing.

The visit, Trump's first to Maine since he became president in 2017, was expected to be a chance for the president "to champion the administration’s success in harnessing and bolstering American manufacturing capabilities" in response to the pandemic, according to the White House.

However, Gov. Janet Mills said she had concerns his presence would be a security risk. In recent days, Trump has had an even higher profile than usual, partly because of his response to civil unrest across the nation.

On Tuesday, few details were available about the president's visit, and plans were not yet confirmed.

 

What's your reaction to the planned visit of President Trump to a Maine manufacturing plant on June 5?
It's a good thing for Maine and a good acknowledgement of Maine business. (33%, 88 VOTES)
It's a security risk; Gov. Mills is right to be concerned, regardless of politics. (10%, 26 VOTES)
It's a political stunt and a needless distraction from serious crises the U.S. faces. (57%, 149 VOTES)
Poll Description

The White House recently announced that President Donald Trump planned to tour the Guilford manufacturing plant of Puritan Medical Products on Friday, June 5. The company is one of only two in the world making clinical swabs needed for COVID-19 testing.

The visit, Trump's first to Maine since he became president in 2017, was expected to be a chance for the president "to champion the administration’s success in harnessing and bolstering American manufacturing capabilities" in response to the pandemic, according to the White House.

However, Gov. Janet Mills said she had concerns his presence would be a security risk. In recent days, Trump has had an even higher profile than usual, partly because of his response to civil unrest across the nation.

On Tuesday, few details were available about the president's visit, and plans were not yet confirmed.

 

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  • June 3, 2020

    He is our President and should be welcomed. He is visiting an important plant making important product and any other President would be lauded for doing so. This is a political stunt. What would the reaction have been if Gov LePage had pulled this fit over a pending visit by President Obama.

  • Lori Paulette
    June 3, 2020

    As with so many political stunts by the Stuntman-in-Chief, it will be costly, endanger people's lives and result in nothing of any value.

  • June 3, 2020

    If this was Pres. Obama, I am sure that there would not be any objection! First she pulled the quarantine comment, then quickly to security issues .... give me a break. politics at it least finest ....

  • June 3, 2020

    This is a very expensive photo op and with so many secret service people coming from the DC area coronavirus hotspot endangers the people in Piscataquis county.

  • June 3, 2020
    Governor Mills' concern is a political stunt. Having a president acknowledge the great efforts of our manufacturing base is a positive except to those that oppose him politically.