BOLDUAN: Just moments ago we heard from the outspoken governor of Maine, Paul LePage, who is facing a lot of criticism for these comments some are calling racially charged that he made a town hall regarding drug trafficking in his state. Listen.</s>PAUL LEPAGE, (R), GOVERNOR OF MAINE: These are people that take drugs. These are guys named D. Money, Smoothy, Shifty, these types of guys that come from Connecticut, New York. They come up here, they sell their heroin, then they go back home. Incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, white girl before they leave, which is a real sad thing because then we have another issue we have to deal with down the road.</s>BERMAN: Interesting. You know, you heard some Chuckles when he said Shifty and D. Money. You didn't hear any Chuckles when he said impregnated white girls. This is how the governor defended those comments a few minutes ago.</s>LEPAGE: I was going impromptu and my brain didn't catch up to my mouth.
Maine Governor Paul LePage Defends Comments.