{"id":2456038,"date":"2025-07-06T08:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-f-dem-governor-is-at-complete-loss-for-words-after-being-asked-about-cocaine-use\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T08:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:10:29","slug":"what-the-f-dem-governor-is-at-complete-loss-for-words-after-being-asked-about-cocaine-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-f-dem-governor-is-at-complete-loss-for-words-after-being-asked-about-cocaine-use\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What The F&#8230;&#8217;: Dem Governor Is at Complete Loss for Words After Being Asked About Cocaine Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-the-f-dem-governor-is-at-complete-loss-for-words-after-being-asked-about-cocaine-use%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-no-f-15s-for-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden says no F-15s for Trump - Washington Examiner\">recent public event<\/a> at sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine, Governor Janet Mills faced an unexpected confrontation about her alleged past cocaine use. An unidentified man approached her while she was taking photos with attendees and asked,&#8221;Is sniffing cocaine a human right,Janet?&#8221; Mills appeared taken aback and responded with a profanity,saying,&#8221;What the f***?&#8221; The man continued,questioning the cost of cocaine with inflation,which prompted Mills to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-would-rather-kids-die-than-stand-up-to-teachers-unions\/\" title=\"Democrats Would Rather Kids Die Than Stand Up To Teachers Unions\">quickly walk<\/a> away.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Republicans have been pressuring Mills to address rumors about her drug use from her past, which she has previously denied. She was investigated for alleged cocaine use in 1990, but no charges were filed.Currently serving her second term as governor, mills has been under scrutiny for her policies and has had notable confrontations with former President Donald Trump, especially regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">executive orders<\/a> and her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Governor Janet Mills of Maine appeared stunned and angry when she was confronted by a man who asked her about alleged cocaine use in her past during a recent public appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-governor-drops-f-bomb-when-trolled-alleged-cocaine-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> the moment occurred last week during an event at Sunday River Resort in Newry, where Mills was taking photos with attendees.<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified man approached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-maine-referred-doj-refusing-sign-title-ix-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the governor<\/a> and posed a blunt question, which was caught on camera.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is sniffing cocaine a human right, Janet?&rdquo; he asked, clearly referring to Mills&rsquo; past controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Mills, who was caught off guard, responded, &ldquo;What the f***?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following social media post contains language some viewers might find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Maine Democrat Governor Janet Mills when asked about her alleged cocaine use and if sniffing cocaine at work a &#8220;human right&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What the fuck.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7GXGbmKl4K\">https:\/\/t.co\/7GXGbmKl4K<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hz00aLHTTg\">pic.twitter.com\/hz00aLHTTg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1940101238240252221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who confronted Mills did not elaborate or offer any context for his question, but then asked, &ldquo;How much more does an eight-ball cost with inflation?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The governor quickly walked away after delivering her profane response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-calls-fox-news-reporter-face-worst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The outlet<\/a> reported that Mills&rsquo; staff has not commented publicly on the interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News noted that Maine Republicans have called on the governor to respond to rumors of drug use in her younger years, which Mills has denied in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The governor was investigated for alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/finally-know-happened-baggie-cocaine-found-white-house-not-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine<\/a> use in 1990 by state and federal agencies, but no charges were ever filed.<\/p>\n<p>Mills, 76, claimed she was targeted over her politics. She is currently serving <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Janet_T._Mills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her second term<\/a> as Maine&rsquo;s governor.<\/p>\n<p>She has faced scrutiny from critics in the past over her far-left policies and her tone when dealing with opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Mills&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/governors-defiance-trump-undermined-schools-lawmakers-stand-potus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defiance<\/a> of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >executive order banning boys<\/a> who identify as transgender from competing in girls&rsquo; sports in the state garnered all sorts of headlines.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/video\/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-announces-enforcement-actions-against-state-maine-violating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sued<\/a> Mills and Maine in April when Mills said she would ignore the order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are discriminated against in sports,&rdquo; US Attorney General Pam Bondi said at the time. &ldquo;This is also about these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-birth-control-causes-anxiety-depression-and-heart-issues\/\" title=\"Doctor: Birth Control Causes Anxiety, Depression, And Heart Issues\">young women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s personal safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mills was also one of the governors who clashed with the Trump administration over her COVID pandemic emergency powers.<\/p>\n<p>In a trip to the state in June 2020, Trump blasted Mills for stalling in regards to reopening the state&rsquo;s commercial fishing industry, News Center Maine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/politics\/trump-shes-like-a-dictator-talks-shift-to-mills-and-reopening-maine-amid-roundtable-in-bangor\/97-dfe61b12-7041-49f8-b074-bc0a0e612f64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why isn&rsquo;t your Governor reopening your state?&rdquo;&nbsp;He asked.&rdquo;You have a Governor that doesn&rsquo;t know what she&rsquo;s doing, and she&rsquo;s like a dictator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Fox News, this incident took place last week at Sunday River Resort in Newry while Mills was posing for photos with attendees. An unidentified individual approached her and bluntly asked, &#8220;Is sniffing cocaine a human right, Janet?&#8221; referencing Mills&#8217; previous controversies. Caught off guard, she responded with an expletive. The man did not provide further context but then inquired about the cost of an eight-ball considering inflation. After her reaction, the governor quickly walked away. Mills&#8217; staff has not publicly addressed the encounter, and Maine Republicans have urged her to respond to longstanding rumors regarding drug use in her youth-claims she has previously denied. In 1990, both state and federal agencies investigated allegations against her but no charges were filed. 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