{"id":2613026,"date":"2026-06-10T14:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-susan-collins-for-reelection\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:57:06","slug":"trump-endorses-susan-collins-for-reelection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-endorses-susan-collins-for-reelection\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump endorses Susan Collins for reelection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-endorses-susan-collins-for-reelection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613026&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump endorsed Maine Sen. Susan Collins for reelection against Democratic nominee Graham Platner,despite Collins occasionally breaking with Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>At a White House event, Trump said Collins is a \u201csane\u201d and respected senator who \u201cnever missed a vote,\u201d though he noted she has sometimes voted against him. He contrasted her with Platner, calling him a \u201cfake\u201d and attacking him amid controversies and a sexting scandal; Trump also said Platner is a \u201cbad person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article notes Collins\u2019 record of independence, including her April vote with Democrats on an Iran war powers measure, which may bolster her campaign. It also highlights that Platner won the Democratic primary with 72% of the vote, while a National republican Senatorial Committee memo argues that Democrats shouldn\u2019t be able to treat him as disposable and urges Republicans to quickly focus on defending Collins and targeting Maine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> endorsed Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a>\u2018s (R-ME) reelection bid against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a>, the embattled Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, despite his checkered relationship with Collins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe does because she\u2019s a sane woman,\u201d Trump said during a Wednesday event at the White House when asked about his support of the Maine senator. \u201cShe\u2019s not my best friend at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4602697\/trump-us-attack-iran-very-hard\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says the US will be attacking Iran \u2018very hard\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4602702\/trump-endorse-susan-collins-maine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump backs Maine Sen. Susan Collins for reelection<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4602536\/trump-bill-pulte-execute-immediate-needed-downsizing-odni\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump primes Pulte to \u2018execute the immediate and needed downsizing\u2019 of ODNI<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president was alluding to Collins\u2019s willingness to buck the GOP on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile votes due<\/a> to her persona as an independent-minded Republican. Collins broke with most Republican senators in April, when she voted with Democrats to advance an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war powers resolution that would withdraw American forces from Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this, Trump praised Collins\u2019s tenacity, including recently casting her 10,000th consecutive vote in the Senate, a historic record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s a person that never missed a vote in many years,\u201d said Trump. \u201cI mean, she\u2019s like had 10,000 votes, she had 10,000 votes, she never missed a vote, unfortunately, because sometimes she voted against me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s a sane woman, and she\u2019s a respected person, maybe a little different ideology than me,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice ... Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">president added<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut this guy is a thug, he\u2019s a fake, he\u2019s a fake thug, he\u2019s a phony,\u201d Trump said of Platner. \u201cI made a lot of money picking out phonies. He\u2019s a real phony, he\u2019s bad, he\u2019s a bad person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disneys-bad-week-gets-worse-fcc-chairman-reveals-impending-investigation\/\" title=\"Disney&#039;s Bad Week Gets Worse: FCC Chairman Reveals Impending Investigation\">faced multiple controversies<\/a> in his Senate campaign, including past allegations of misconduct and an ongoing sexting scandal. Nevertheless, he won 72% of the Democratic primary on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Republican Senatorial Committee, in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MEMO_MainePostPrimary_260610.pdf\">new memo<\/a>, wrote that \u201cGraham Platner is wounded, but Democrats are not treating him as disposable.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4602222\/graham-platner-fires-back-they-want-to-talk-about-me-not-maine\/\">GRAHAM PLATNER FIRES BACK: \u2018THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ME, NOT MAINE\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats will need to flip Collins\u2019s seat if they have any credible chance of retaking the Senate. But Collins is a formidable opponent, and her willingness to buck Trump could help her campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRepublicans need to match that urgency immediately,\u201d the memo stated. \u201cDefine Platner. Defend Collins. Resource Maine. Senator Collins has proven time and time again, through her work ethic and commitment to the people of Maine and America, that she will prevail.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump backs Susan Collins for reelection, citing her independence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2613027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26161581380928-e1781110150528.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13348,8313,34870,3634,35343],"class_list":["post-2613026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-endorsement","tag-reelection","tag-susan-collins","tag-trump","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26161581380928-e1781110150528.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2613026"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2613030,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2613026\/revisions\/2613030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2613027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2613026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2613026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2613026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}