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Lobster fisher's pro-Trump speech sets off political spat

by Associated Press
| August 27, 2020 12:03 AM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine lobster fisher spoke in favor of President Donald Trump's trade policies during the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, earning a rebuke from the state's Democratic party, which faults Trump for hurting the industry.

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