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Trump voices support for Sen. Collins and calls Platner 'a thug'

Jun 10, 2026Center Left

When asked about the Senate race in Maine, President Trump said he supports Sen. Susan Collins because she is "a sane person" and criticized the Democratic candidate Graham Platner as "a thug."

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President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Susan Collins‘s (R-ME) reelection bid against Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, despite his checkered relationship with Collins. “She does because she’s a sane woman,” Trump said during a Wednesday event at the White House when asked about his support of the Maine senator. “She’s not…

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