Campaigning in Maine 

To the Editor;

It appears to me that President Donald Trump used his recent trip to Maine for a partisan campaign event rather than for official government business. This could be a violation of federal campaign finance law.

I wonder if any elected Maine official was invited to “tour” the Puritan facility. For unexplained reasons, the former Republican governor was there to meet him at the airport. The former Republican Second District congressman was with him in Guilford. Who invited them and who paid for their expenses? 

The Bangor Daily News reported that Trump started his remarks by recognizing the workers at Puritan for their work, but then drifted into partisan political remarks.

The Trump campaign should pay for this type of activity, not taxpayers.

Robert Hayes

Winslow