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Watch: Here’s what Healey had to say about Trump’s first 100 days at Dem. governors town hall

Gov. Maura Healey has worked to become a prominent anti-Trump voice on the national stage. She joined J.B. Pritzker, Tim Walz, and Kathy Hochul for a discussion this week.

April 30, 2025

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To mark the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second term, the left-leaning media outlet MeidasTouch convened a virtual town hall featuring some of the Democratic state governors who have been outspoken in their distaste for new federal policies. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was joined by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The hour-long discussion gave the governors plenty of opportunity to rail against Trump for his economic policies, immigration enforcement, and more.

Healey burnished her reputation during the first Trump administration, when she sued the federal government frequently as Massachusetts Attorney General. Now, she is appearing in the national spotlight more and more to become one of the leading anti-Trump voices.

Healey said that what she has seen so far out of President Trump this time is more alarming than what came before.

“This administration is far worse than what we saw with Trump one,” Healey said during her opening remarks.

Later, in response to a viewer question, she pledged to support the efforts of her own attorney general, Andrea Campbell.

“I know the work that the attorneys general did in Trump one was so important. We were successful over 85% of those cases, and this group of AGs is having the same success holding him accountable in the courts,” Healey said.

“The other thing I’m going to do is to do my job as governor,” she added. “This is why governors matter, because we’re on the front lines right now. We’ve got laws that we want to implement and enforce here in our states. We want to make sure that people’s rights are protected.”

Watch the full discussion below: