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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:20 PM Mar 2020

BREAKING Coronavirus NEWS! Susan Collins is CONCERNED about Trump's messaging!



https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/politically-endangered-susan-collins-begs-trump-to-step-back-from-coronavirus-response/

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), whom polls show is in danger of losing her Senate seat this fall, is urging President Donald Trump to let medical professionals do all the talking about the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bangor Daily News reports that Collins on Friday said Trump should “step back” from being the public face of the pandemic response and letting people like Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, take the lead.

“It is very important that health professionals be out front and that there be a consistent message,” she said.

Collins also whacked the administration for being slow to get America’s coronavirus testing capacity up to speed.
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BREAKING Coronavirus NEWS! Susan Collins is CONCERNED about Trump's messaging! (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2020 OP
Not to worry. She'll have lunch with Mitch, where she'll "receive assurances" Mike 03 Mar 2020 #1
And perks for her district to ease her mind! TruckFump Mar 2020 #6
I wonder when she'll ratchet up to being "disappointed"? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #2
Someplace eteeten being bedeviled and anxious The Genealogist Mar 2020 #31
She is a waste of space. nt leftyladyfrommo Mar 2020 #3
Susie Susie Susie, you had a chance to make a difference and YOU BLEW IT MagickMuffin Mar 2020 #4
Mitch McConnell will address this concern muntrv Mar 2020 #5
Oh Susan! I'm so disappointed in you. leftieNanner Mar 2020 #7
I reached a level of hatred for her after Kavanaugh hearings that I also have for Trump & McTurtle. OrlandoDem2 Mar 2020 #8
Oh no!! You are putting yourself at risk, Suzy! tavernier Mar 2020 #9
Worthless air breather UpInArms Mar 2020 #10
Who is listening to this hypocrite anymore? In one side of her mouth and out the other side of ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #11
Soon to be ex-senator SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #12
dust her off...trot her out... stillcool Mar 2020 #13
That girl's tombstone is going to be epic. nolabear Mar 2020 #14
She must be losing ground in ME polls the last few days. Very concerning! KPN Mar 2020 #15
She's the real Captain Obvious Piratedog Mar 2020 #16
She really pisses me off. Jamastiene Mar 2020 #17
whacked the administration dweller Mar 2020 #18
Do Maine a favor Dem2 Mar 2020 #19
Don't forget - DURHAM D Mar 2020 #20
Thank you! I saw that last night and couldn't find a link. crickets Mar 2020 #22
Keep This going ace3csusm Mar 2020 #33
What an attention seeker malaise Mar 2020 #21
But her hero knows more about stuff than that stupid doctor. louis-t Mar 2020 #23
I laughed so much I started coughing Bucky Mar 2020 #24
You are 3ft away from your computer as I read this, right? marble falls Mar 2020 #27
That made ME laugh out loud! Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #38
Limping along, but feeling pretty good! Got a little touch of the Oak and mold, but ... marble falls Mar 2020 #39
Sending you a DM. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #40
Dear Sen Collins: We don't want a message. AllyCat Mar 2020 #25
She'll have all the time she needs to develop her concerns after Nov 3. marble falls Mar 2020 #26
Let her be concerned when she is voted out still_one Mar 2020 #28
Fuck Susan Collins! Tacan Mar 2020 #29
I Second that ace3csusm Mar 2020 #34
I sense her level of concern is mild at best. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #30
I thought you were joking. I'm speechless. Nt Midnightwalk Mar 2020 #32
"is in danger of losing her Senate seat this fall" IronLionZion Mar 2020 #35
Seriously? Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #36
No takesies-backies, Sooz. You and Tangeranus can both go pound sand flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #37
Bad 520to17 Mar 2020 #41

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
6. And perks for her district to ease her mind!
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:23 PM
Mar 2020

She will no longer be concerned.

Gawd, she NEEDS to be removed from the Senate.

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)
31. Someplace eteeten being bedeviled and anxious
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 04:13 PM
Mar 2020

Sue is, as my grandma would have said, worthless as teets on a boar.

MagickMuffin

(15,937 posts)
4. Susie Susie Susie, you had a chance to make a difference and YOU BLEW IT
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:23 PM
Mar 2020

You could have done the right thing and voted to remove him from office. But YOU chose NOT to be concerned about his incompetence.

Go Back into hiding. No one wants to hear from you.

leftieNanner

(15,084 posts)
7. Oh Susan! I'm so disappointed in you.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:24 PM
Mar 2020

For this one, you should be DEEPLY CONCERNED, not just plain concerned.

You are useless. C'mon Maine! Get her outta there in November!

tavernier

(12,383 posts)
9. Oh no!! You are putting yourself at risk, Suzy!
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:27 PM
Mar 2020

Rump may not want to ask you to wear his MAGA cap and letter sweater!!! (The letter is DUH)
Better be careful, girl!
Tsk tsk... such stern talk to your beloved leader.

SWBTATTReg

(22,114 posts)
11. Who is listening to this hypocrite anymore? In one side of her mouth and out the other side of ...
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:33 PM
Mar 2020

her mouth. The words she utters doesn't even touch one iota of brain matter on the way in and out.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
17. She really pisses me off.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:47 PM
Mar 2020

She will say whatever whenever, but when push comes to shove, she will fall in line right behind him. Her "concern" and her words mean nothing.

crickets

(25,969 posts)
22. Thank you! I saw that last night and couldn't find a link.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 02:12 PM
Mar 2020

I can't wait to see that woman ejected from her Senate seat. Yech.

Dem2theMax

(9,651 posts)
38. That made ME laugh out loud!
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 04:21 PM
Mar 2020

And I'm coughing and running a fever! And I wasn't three feet from my phone.

So if I have it, you owe me a new phone.

How the heck are you doing? Been meaning to send you a DM to check in with you.

marble falls

(57,080 posts)
39. Limping along, but feeling pretty good! Got a little touch of the Oak and mold, but ...
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 04:40 PM
Mar 2020

at least the Cedar pollen is down. You have allergies, I hope! (never thought you'd pray for allergies, did you!)

Coming to grips with my "condition" and realizing that downsizing means get rid of, not jam it all on the kids.

Been giving books away, gave some to some DUer's, what do your read? Started taking books to the VA and my neighbors found out about it and now I have a pile that'll require a big wagon to get them in the building from my car.

Life is uncertain. We have little control over length, but we have supreme control over the quality.

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