SACO, Maine, April 3 (UPI) -- A town hall meeting hosted by Maine Gov. Paul LePage came to an abrupt end when a former state representative threw a jar of Vaseline at the stage.
The Republican governor was holding the town hall-style meeting Thursday at Thornton Academy in Saco to present his budget when Joanne Twomey, mayor of Biddeford from 2006-2011 and a Democratic state representative from 1998-2006, stood up and started shouting at LePage in disagreement.
Twomey was approached by security staff and the former mayor threw a
jar of Vaseline at the stage as she was being escorted out of the building. The jar did not get close to the governor, who ended the meeting after the incident.
jar of Vaseline at the stage as she was being escorted out of the building. The jar did not get close to the governor, who ended the meeting after the incident.
Twomey, who was not arrested, was met with congratulations from some and criticism from others outside the meeting.
The former official said the jar of Vaseline was a reference to comments LePage made in July 2013 about state Sen. Troy Jackson, D-35th District. LePage said Jackson "claims to be for the people but he's the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline."
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