Vice President JD Vance took shots at Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills during a campaign-style rally Thursday. He also advocated for former Gov. Paul LePage’s bid for a seat in Congress.
Speaking to hundreds of fired-up Republicans near Bangor International Airport, Vance didn’t hold back as he accused the the Mills administration of systematically ignoring welfare fraud. Vance described Mills as being among the least-cooperative governors in the nation in terms of addressing welfare fraud.
The vice president also alleged that Maine only ranks behind Minnesota, California and possibly New York for having the biggest welfare fraud problems.
“Maybe Maine is the bronze medalist,” Vance said to boos from the crowd. “Because if you look at the fraud that has happened in this state, if you look at the illegal alien immigrant communities that have taken benefits that ought by rights should go to…
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