BANGOR — Maine Gov. Paul LePage is backing out of an appearance at Husson University a day after vowing to stop attending ceremonial activities.
The Republican governor was slated to attend an alumni celebration at the Bangor university on Thursday.
The event is happening two days after the governor stormed out of a speaking engagement at University of Maine at Farmington and called student protesters “idiots.”
LePage later apologized and said he would stop attending such events. The Farmington event was a building dedication.
The Portland Press Herald reports Husson is hosting a celebration for the 104th birthday of Clara Swan. Swan held multiple positions during 34 years at the university.
A LePage staffer notified Husson of the cancellation, attributing it to an “unexpected change in his schedule.”
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