Sen. Susan Collins held a rare public event in Searsport to mark Main Street renovations and encountered more than 200 protesters. The crowd criticized her voting record, linking her votes to Medicare losses and local hospital closures. Protesters tied her support for military aid and related policies to civilian suffering in Gaza. Demonstrators also faulted her Supreme Court votes, noting she opposed Amy Coney Barrett yet helped secure Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation. The crowd repeatedly chanted "Shame" while Collins attempted to speak, and attendees accused her of ignoring constituents and failing to hold town halls since her election.
On Tuesday morning in Searsport, Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins woke up and decided to do something she very, very rarely does: hold a public press event in her state. The event was in celebration of the completion of two years of construction and renovation on the town's Main Street-though very few people were feeling celebratory. Over 200 protesters showed up to the ribbon-cutting ceremony to express their dismay at the senator, her voting record, and the Trump administration at large.
"I think it's rich that Susan Collins would be within a stone's throw of a supermarket while a dozen children starved to death last night," protestor and military veteran Daniel Beaton military aid, which subsequently funds the continued genocide in Gaza. "Susan Collins made it possible for 1/3 of Mainers to lose Medicare," another protestor, Belfast resident Rachel Herbener, Bangor Daily News , referencing the senator's votes supporting Israeli explained to Wabi 5 News. "Hospitals are closing.
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