The clash happened during the candidates' 4th and final debate after a heckler shouted that AI data centers were poisoning local water. Maggie Amjad, a spokeswoman for Jackson, characterized the Republican's response as a "baseless" twist based on personal attacks to distract from policy issues. Collins is the longest-serving Republican woman in U.S. Senate history.
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Collins Claims Jackson’s ‘Shut Up’ Outburst Reveals Pattern of Mistreating Women
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Troy Jackson defended his decision to tell Sen. Susan Collins to "shut up" during a campaign clash, stating he does not regret the remark. Jackson told local media that the exchange was a response to Collins falsely accusing him of orchestrating a protester's disruption. Collins told Fox News that the reflexive nature of the comment was "very telling" and mirrored the reputation Jackson built as a state lawmaker when dealing with women with whom he disagreed.
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