President Trump on Thursday laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with a "profanity-laced" phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela.
Republicans need Susan Collins to win reelection. Trump keeps going after her.
-- Politico (@politico.com) Jan 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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@#4 ... At this point, it's probably a calculation that it will help her keep her seat. ...
I agree.
The phone call seems to be the result of Sen Collins representing her constituents, and not representing Pres Trump.
Susan Collins
en.wikipedia.org
... Collins is one of only two Republicans to represent a Northeastern state in the Senate.[3][4] Collins is the longest-serving Republican woman in the Senate,[5][6] and since 2019, the only Republican official holding statewide office in Maine. ...
During the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, Collins was one of the few Republican senators who voted to acquit him on both charges. During the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Collins joined most other Senate Republicans in voting to acquit on both charges. In his second impeachment trial, she was one of seven Republicans to vote to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection. ...
She's looking to be re-elected in 2026.
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