Maine Gov. Uses Profanity In Response To Those Offended By ‘Gestapo’ Remark (VIDEO)

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

New video from in-state TV station WMTW shows Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) reponding to those offended by his remark that the IRS is the new “Gestapo,” referring to the provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires Americans to buy insurance, then swearing. 

Stopped by a reporter, LePage at first wouldn’t comment, but when told that Jewish groups in the state were upset about his choice of words, he became more terse, using profanity within the short interview.

“It was never intended to offend anyone,” LePage said. “And if someone’s offended, then they ought to be goddamn mad at the federal government.”

Watch the exchange here.

Latest Livewire
Comments
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Associate Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: