Politics

Could a Paul LePage-Donald Trump bromance be blossoming?

Gov. Paul LePage delivers the State of the State address to the Legislature, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

By The Boston Globe

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Pugnacious and politically very incorrect, Governor Paul LePage of Maine has called himself “Donald Trump before Donald Trump” and “Baby Donald.”

Like the president, LePage has declared war on the news media, stoked fears about immigrants, and linked minorities with crime.

Now, one month into the new presidency, the Republican governor could be looking to ratchet up the bromance.

LePage has been busy in Washington recently, sitting on a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference, attending the Governors Ball at the White House, and getting face-time on the president’s favorite news show — “Fox and Friends.”

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