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Steinhauser, P., & Schemmel, A. (2026, September 28). Dem Senate nominee silent after Susan Collins' office was vandalized with vulgar message. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-nominee-silent-susan-collins-office-vandalized-vulgar-message

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Senator Susan Collins’s constituent office in Biddeford, Maine, was vandalized with the words "Trump Whore" sprayed on its doors. The incident occurred as she is campaigning for a sixth term, facing Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. While Collins condemned the vandalism and stated her determination to continue serving constituents, Jackson did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
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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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Former Maine state Rep. Austin Theriault, the 2024 Republican congressional nominee who narrowly lost to Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and is now seeking to return to the state House, told Fox News Digital "there shouldn't be any hesitation to condemn these sort of actions, regardless of where you are on the political spectrum."
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🔮 Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she would not be "intimidated" after one of her Maine constituent offices was vandalized Monday as Democratic challenger Troy Jackson's campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment on the incident.

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Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she would not be "intimidated" after one of her Maine constituent offices was vandalized Monday as Democratic challenger Troy Jackson's campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment on the incident. asserted
campaign → say → incident
The senator’s constituent office in Biddeford, Maine was vandalized on Monday, with the words "Trump Whore" sprayed on the entry doors. asserted
office → vandalize → doors
The senator’s office confirmed the incident, while a photo of the defaced doors was posted on Facebook and X by Maine state Sen. Matt Harrington, the assistant Republican leader in the chamber. asserted
photo → confirm → chamber
Meanwhile, the Biddeford police confirmed the presence of an investigation into the matter to Fox News Digital. asserted
police → confirm → Digital
Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated. asserted
Collins → intimidate → ?
Our Biddeford constituent service office remains open, and we will continue serving the people of Maine," Collins Chief of Staff Katie Brown said in a statement to Fox News Digital. asserted
Brown → remain → Digital
Collins is running for re-election this year for a sixth six-year term representing blue-leaning Maine in the Senate, and is locked in a competitive contest with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, the former Maine Senate president. asserted
Collins → run → Jackson
The race is a must-flip for the Democrats as they try to recapture the Senate majority from the GOP in this autumn’s midterm elections. asserted
they → try → elections
Jackson did not respond to repeated inquiries from Fox News Digital seeking comment about the vandalism. asserted
Jackson → respond → vandalism
Former Maine state Rep. Austin Theriault, the 2024 Republican congressional nominee who narrowly lost to Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and is now seeking to return to the state House, told Fox News Digital "there shouldn't be any hesitation to condemn these sort of actions, regardless of where you are on the political spectrum." asserted
you → lose → spectrum
"I'm very confident that Sen. Collins herself would very quickly condemn this if the shoe was on the other foot," Theriault said, while questioning whether Maine Democrats have an "identity problem" following Jackson's silence. asserted
Democrats → condemn → silence
Maine GOP Communications Director Kristina Parker argued in a statement to Fox News Digital that the vandalism "is just another example of the radical left's aggression and inability to have civil discourse." "We hope the prosecution is quick and smooth. asserted
prosecution → argue → discourse
Our political environment should not tolerate this volatile and disgusting behavior," she added. asserted
she → tolerate → behavior
Collins' office in Biddeford is located just a few blocks from the site of a fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in July. asserted
office → locate → July
Following the shooting, protesters marched to the senator’s Biddeford office to demonstrate against Collins’ support for ICE funding. asserted
protesters → follow → funding
The senator, a moderate Republican who has occasionally broken with President Donald Trump, has drawn bipartisan attention throughout the campaign. asserted
who → break → campaign
She received praise this summer after casting her 10,000th consecutive Senate vote, but has also faced criticism from both parties. asserted
She → receive → parties
Collins has criticized Trump's tariff policies toward Canada and voted against Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation, while Democrats have continued to target her over her defense of her 2018 vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who later joined the Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade. asserted
that → criticize → Wade
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