‘Thank you for the road salt’: Jackson mocks Collins over Canada tariff battle
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson criticized his opponent for celebrating exemptions from U.S. tariffs on road salt imported from Canada.Jackson made these remarks after an endorsement from the Maine Education Association and in response to questions about president Trump’s governance granting exemptions for certain products, including road salt and cement, which were sought by Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins. Collins had argued that these exemptions were crucial for Maine, as tariffs would otherwise negatively impact essential local industries.
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Wednesday mocked his rival in the race for celebrating road salt exemptions from U.S. tariffs placed on Canada.
During a campaign event following an endorsement from the Maine Education Association, the state’s largest union, Jackson was pressed on whether he had any comment on President Donald Trump’s administration granting exemptions for road salt and a few other items for companies in Maine. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who is in a tight race for reelection against Jackson, had pressed for the exemptions, touting “road salt and cement as two products crucial to Maine that would be severely affected” by Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Canada.
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