Maine governor's chief of staff publicly curses at White House official over state's dispute with White House on men in women's sports

The governor of Maine 's chief of staff publicly melted down and cursed at a White House official on Saturday over the state’s dispute with the White House .

The incident occurred as Alex Meyer spoke with a group of gubernatorial chiefs of staff on Saturday morning in Washington , D.C. The White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs told Jeremy Kennedy that the state must follow the law and protect women's sports.

Kennedy allegedly responded, “F

you, you a

hole,” before storming out of the room.

A spokesman for the governor denied that Kennedy was upset and said he did not engage in profanity.