Trump blasts Susan Collins over SCOTUS amid reelection fight

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump on Friday attacked Maine Sen. Susan Collins over her stated opposition to Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, lashing out at one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans less than three weeks before Election Day.

“There is a nasty rumor out there that @SenatorCollins of Maine will not be supporting our great United States Supreme Court Nominee,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Well, she didn’t support Healthcare or my opening up 5000 square miles of Ocean to Maine, so why should this be any different. Not worth the work!”

Despite the president's assertion, Collins' opposition to Barrett's nomination and confirmation is more than a rumor. In fact, the Maine senator argued last month that the vacancy should be filled by whoever wins the presidency on Nov. 3.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only other Republican senator to oppose moving forward with a confirmation vote before Election Day. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has nonetheless secured enough support from his GOP caucus to see that Barrett ascends to the Supreme Court.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/16/trump-susan-collins-scotus-reelection-fight-429799

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I, for one, am concerned...

[no_hypocrisy]

1. You can't have it both ways, Babe . . . . . .

[agingdem]

3. she'll back down

Ben Sasse, for all his self-righteous bravado, is a male Susan Collins..where she is "concerned" Ben is "damn mad" but then Mitch gives them the stink-eye they both fall in line...with just weeks to go before the election and tens of millions of votes already cast...Trump twitter tantrums aren't going to move the needle either way...

[Lulu KC]

11. Yup

All talk, no action.

[iluvtennis]

13. Yup + 1. nt

[AlexSFCA]

2. if anything, this may help collins as she tried to distance herself from trump

now she has more evidence. And let’s see what her actual vote will be next week when barrett will be confirmed.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

10. Nah... not going to help

She's already done too much that can't be made up for. I think it could hurt her a little with Trump's base, but for the most part, I think everyone has already decided on her.

[beachbumbob]

4. If 2 more GOP senators find one GRAM of honor in themselves, this may NOT be a done deal

[Thunderbeast]

5. OK Mitt, Lisa, Ben....

Do you want to re-build the GOP after the anhialation coming in 18 days?

The post-Donald party starts HERE!

[beachbumbob]

6. The legacy of the GOP can only be rebuilt once they take ownership of what they allowed trump to do

so I am not holding my breath

[George II]

9. Romney has already said he's voting for confirmation.

[AlexSFCA]

14. if any of the dems vote to confirm - forget about SC expansion

it will be near impossible to do after “bipartisan” confirmation.

[Javaman]

7. just more of the trump/collins passion play.

he needs to create drama thinking that somehow that will win him the election.

he thinks of votes a nelson ratings.

aka it's a fucking idiot.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

8. This is good because

it might hurt her with the Trumpsters.

[Miguelito Loveless]

12. Both Murkwoski and Collins can vote against

and claim they "tried", since we need 4 GOP votes to stop her.

[Texin]

15. After last night's flop sweat demonstration, I wouldn't be 'concerned' if I were Collins.

tRump's macho bullying might have had some punch previously, but after getting mauled by Savannah Guthrie for 60 minutes, he looked like a toothless old lion without the dignity.

[Illumination]

16. Poor Susan Collins! She'll probably pull another Brett Kavanaugh type reaction & decision...