No member of Maine’s congressional delegation has been a supporter of President Donald Trump, with the only Republican, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), openly criticizing him.

Following President Trump’s inauguration Monday, Maine’s federal elected officials provided a wide range of responses, including silence, condemnation, and congratulations.

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) issued the most positive statement, congratulating the president and expressing a desire to work with him.

Rep. Golden did not include any additional condemnation or express his disappointment that a Republican retook the White House.

“No matter who you are, where you live or what political views you hold, all Americans root for our country’s success.,” said Golden on X.

“I congratulate President Trump on his inauguration and look forward to working with him when I can, as I would work with anyone, to improve Mainers’ lives,” he added.

Golden worked during the 2024 election to portray himself as a more moderate liberal and has voted with Republicans against some of the more extreme members of the party, though he remains a committed Democrat.

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), in contrast, typically sides with the far left extreme of the Democratic Party, and issued an Inauguration Day statement warning of the alleged dangers of Trump’s agenda.

“President Trump takes the oath of office and solemnly swears to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” The fate of our nation and our democracy depend on him upholding this oath,” said Rep. Pingree on X.

Her comments focused on warning her constituents against Trump’s executive orders, including mass deportations of illegal immigrant criminals and pardons for participants of the January 6, 2021, Capitol protest.

“While I appreciate the significance of Inauguration Day, my focus today is on the slew of dangerous Executive Orders Trump plans to sign within the first hours of his presidency. Mass deportations, blanket tariffs, Jan. 6 pardons, climate action rollbacks—the list goes on,” said Pingree.

She promised to work with the second Trump administration wherever possible, but vowed to oppose it on anything that undermines “our values” and implied that she would fight it on deportations.

“I will find common ground with this Administration where possible, but I will stand against any actions that undermine our values, harm vulnerable communities or roll back critical progress,” said Pingree.

Both Collins and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) were silent on the inauguration, neither posting on social media nor putting out statements.

While Collins simply did not issue any statements on Inauguration Day, Sen. King appeared to deliberately snub Trump by posting about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and only indirectly acknowledging the inauguration.

“Today, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy & his values of courage, justice & compassion. As America turns the page to a new chapter in our nation’s history today, may we all join together in recommitting ourselves to those values & the pursuit of a more perfect union,” said King.

King acknowledged that Monday marked a “new chapter in our nation’s history,” but conspicuously failed to mention the inauguration or Trump.