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Susan Collins office in Maine spray-painted with obscenity

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Susan Collins's federal office in Biddeford, Maine, was vandalized with profane graffiti, which read “Trump wh***.” Katie Brown, Collins’s chief of staff, confirmed the incident and stated that the office would continue serving constituents despite the vandalism. The exact timing of the discovery and reporting to police were not disclosed. This event occurs amid the upcoming election in which voters will decide if Collins serves a sixth term in the Senate.

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On Monday, the office of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Biddeford, Maine, was spray-painted with the message “Trump Whore.” The vandalism occurred just five weeks before the election where voters will decide if Collins should serve a sixth term in the Senate. Chief of Staff Katie Brown stated that Collins and her staff would not be intimidated by this act and emphasized that vandalism is unacceptable.

The incident has drawn responses from both sides: Republican Sen. Matt Harrington revealed the vandalism on social media, while Democratic challenger Troy Jackson initially remained silent but later condemned it as wrong. The Biddeford police are investigating the case. Collins' campaign highlighted her commitment to serving Maine constituents despite this attack, while some Republicans, like former state Rep. Austin Theriault, criticized Democrats for not condemning such acts promptly.

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Collins, meanwhile, is banking on her centrist reputation, as well as the money she’s steered to the state as the Senate’s top appropriator, to help her overcome the political headwinds Republicans are facing this cycle.

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🔮 Chief of staff Katie Brown said that “Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated” after her office in Biddeford, one of six in the state, was spray-painted with the message “Trump wh***.”

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Susan Collins office in Maine spray-painted with obscenity · assertive framing

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One of Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-ME) federal offices in Maine was vandalized with profane graffiti, her top deputy confirmed on Monday. asserted

deputy → vandalize → Monday

Chief of staff Katie Brown said that “Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated” after her office in Biddeford, one of six in the state, was spray-painted with the message “Trump wh***.” asserted

office → say → message

“Vandalism is unacceptable,” Brown said in a statement. asserted

Brown → say → statement

“Our Biddeford constituent service office remains open, and we will continue serving the people of Maine. asserted

we → remain → Maine

A spokesperson did not disclose when the graffiti, spray-painted onto the glass doors of her office, was discovered or if it was reported to the police. asserted

it → disclose → police

Matt Harrington, the assistant Republican leader in the state Senate, revealed the vandalism in a Monday morning post on X. The paint has since been removed, according to NEWS CENTER Maine. uncertain

paint → reveal → Maine

The incident comes just five weeks before Maine voters head to the polls for an election that will decide whether Collins, first elected in 1996, serves a sixth term in the Senate. asserted

Collins → come → Senate

Democrats have attempted to link her to President Donald Trump, his trade war with Canada, and the GOP tax law Republicans passed last year. asserted

Republicans → attempt → Canada

Republicans → bank → headwinds

The campaign of Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate, did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication. asserted

campaign → respond → publication