White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked Wednesday about Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ decision to defy federal civil rights law by forcing female athletes to compete against male athletes.

Leavitt reiterated President Trump’s commitment to enforcing federal civil rights laws, including his Executive Order requiring the protection of female-only spaces and female athletics.

“The Department of Education has sued the state of Maine,” said Leavitt. “As you know, there’s ongoing litigation. The President has made a commitment to ensure that states are being held accountable if they continue to allow men in women’s sports, which he believes is an egregious violation of taxpayer dollars. And so that fight continues, and the President won’t back down again.”

“This is a common sense policy,” said Leavitt, noting that 80 percent of American adults do not support forcing female athletes to compete against males.

Leavitt was likely referring to a January poll from New York Times / Ipsos that found just 21 percent of American adults support policies that allow men who identify as women to compete in women’s sporting events.

“The President will will stand by this commitment,” she said.

In her first comments to media since clashing with Trump at the White House, Maine Gov. Janet Mills also doubled-down on her decision to risk Maine’s federal funding by continuing to back the unpopular policy.

“We didn’t go in there to pick a fight or start an argument or anything of the sort,” said Mills, who had previously told Trump, “We’ll see you in court.”

“What I did was respond to some pretty offensive and aggressive statements he made about the state of Maine. It’s unfortunate that he chose to do that and to change the dialogue,” Mills said.