Maine governor's outburst tests limits of anger politics


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

Maine Governor Paul LePage speaks at the 23rd Annual Energy Trade & Technology Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, November 13, 2015. REUTERS/Gretchen Ertl/File Photo

(Editor's note: This story contains language that may offend some readers in the fourth paragraph)

BOSTON (Reuters) - Years before Donald Trump dominated the news cycle with his angry style of politics, Maine Governor Paul LePage made headlines with a similarly brash approach.

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