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Outraged Susan Collins demands apology after rival Troy Jackson accuses her of ‘making money’ off Iran war during Maine Senate debate

An outraged Sen. Susan Collins demanded an apology from Troy Jackson at the Maine Senate debate Thursday after the Democratic candidate accused her of profiting off the war in Iran. Jackson argued the incumbent isn’t using “her leverage to stop” the conflict in the Middle East because “Collins and her husband are making money off...

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New York Post· Oct 9, 2:29 AMOutraged Susan Collins demands apology after rival Troy Jackson accuses her of ‘making money’ off Iran war during Maine Senate debate

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Collins vs. Jackson Debate Takeaways: Key Moments From Second Face-OffSusan Collins and Troy Jackson square off again in a debate for the Maine Senate seat.

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Second Maine Senate debate takes testy turn: 3 takeawaysRepublican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson squared off Thursday in the second Maine Senate debate of the week, sparring over the Iran war and high prices as their battleground race barrels toward Election Day. The hourlong debate, hosted by WMTW, turned testy at times as the rivals defended their records and re-upped many...

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Susan Collins' disastrous debate gaffe revealed she was 'in on the lie': ex-GOP operativeSen. Susan Collins (R-ME) insists Brett Kavanaugh never lied to her about Roe v. Wade, and an ex-GOP strategist thinks he knows why. Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt seized on the exchange in a Wednesday episode of "The Warning," a day after Collins faced Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in a debate . The moderator asked Collins whether…

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Susan Collins' debate blunder baffles MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace: 'Ripe for SNL mockery'Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) walked into a trap at her Senate debate with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson on Tuesday, bragging about how she got road salt exempted from President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, only for Jackson to point out that she's just chipping around the edges at a policy broadly hurting Maine and that "we can't eat road salt."…

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Susan Collins brilliantly shuts down attacks from Troy Jackson in heated Maine debateRepublican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins of Maine deftly fended off rhetorical attacks from her Democrat challenger and even threw some damaging counterpunches in their debate Tuesday night. The wide-ranging debate was the first of four and covered everything from ICE to the president's "Big, Beautiful" budget bill. 'Democrats underestimate Susan Collins…

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Maine Debate — Troy Jackson Vows to Defund ICE: ‘Unreformable’Maine Democrat Senate candidate Troy Jackson said Thursday he would cut off funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and move its duties to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), calling the agency unreformable during a WMTW debate against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The post Maine Debate — Troy Jackson Vows to Defund ICE: ‘Unreformable’…

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Susan Collins doesn't back down from Brett Kavanaugh vote in 1st debate with Troy JacksonTuesday's meeting was first of four debates in 10 days, less than a month before an election that could decide control of the U.S. Senate.

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