Collins: Trump should delete tweets on Democratic congresswomen

[DonViejo]

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 07/15/19 01:14 PM EDT

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Monday said President Trump should delete his tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back" to their home countries, calling his rhetoric "way over the line."

Link to tweet

Collins, who is up for reelection in a state won by Hillary Clinton in 2016, is the first Republican lawmaker to explicitly call for Trump to delete his tweets from Sunday.

Though Republicans have largely remained silent about Trump's tweets, there is growing pushback from some members of the party.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a close ally of Trump's, urged the president to avoid personal attacks, calling on him to focus on criticizing Democratic policies rather than personal attacks. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) called Trump's tweets "wrong," adding that the citizenship of the four congresswomen is "as valid as mine."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/453099-collins-trump-should-delete-tweets-on-democratic-congresswomen

[TygrBright]

1. When you look up "Clueless" on Wikipedia, guess whose picture shows up? n/t

[gratuitous]

2. She's advising Trump to violate the Presidential Records Act?

Didn't Saintly Susan swear an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution? Or did she substitute "Trump" for that quaint old document when she took her latest oath of office?

[MineralMan]

3. C'mon, Senator Collins! Please!

You know if he dropped trou and bent over in front of you, you'd kiss his broad ass eagerly. You can't fool us any more.

[malaise]

13. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

perfect

[MineralMan]

14. I just couldn't resist.

It's true, too.

[EveHammond13]

4. I hate her

[irisblue]

5. Yeah

[maxrandb]

6. Dear Susan

Go fuck yourself sideways with a first edition, hardcover copy of Atlas Shrugged, you worthless piece of amphibian shit.

[shanti]

7. Snowball's chance, Susan

Now have a seat.

[silentEcho]

8. Collins spent 90% of her time attacking four congresswomen

and then gently suggested Trump delete.

[Roland99]

9. Damn. That'll hurt come winter.

[Leith]

10. Oh goodness gracious!

I can feel her concern on the other side of the continent.

[EveHammond13]

11. her own racist attack on fellow female members of Congress

[yellowcanine]

12. Oh noes! Susan is concerned!

She has my thoughts and prayers.

[Tech]

15. That'll fix the problem with trump and his racism

[SlogginThroughIt]

16. Dumber than a sack of hammers

[StarfishSaver]

17. Because problem isn't that he thinks this or said it, but people can still see the tweets

Ok. I think.

[Hugin]

18. Can't un-ring that bell, baby.

No matter how disturbed or concerned you may become.

Taking it down doesn't make Old Yeller not a racist. It's out there now... Deal with it or resign.