AUGUSTA — Maine author Stephen King is chiming in on recent controversial remarks by Gov. Paul LePage, saying the Republican is “a bigot, a homophobe and a racist.”
King made the comments on Twitter this weekend.
Our governor, Paul LePage, is a bigot, a homophobe, and a racist. I think that about covers it.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 27, 2016
Last week, the governor said blacks and Hispanics make up the majority of drug arrests in the state. He also left an obscenity-laced tirade on a Democratic lawmaker’s voice mail, calling him a vulgar name that can also be used as a gay slur.
LePage said he believed the lawmaker had called him a racist, which the lawmaker denies. LePage says he takes it “very seriously” when someone calls him a racist.
Last year, King told the governor to “man up and apologize” after LePage said states without income taxes had lured away Maine residents including King.
King maintains his Bangor residence.
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