'Very concerned' Susan Collins tried to rally Maine with a hopeful COVID-19 message — and it didn’t go well: ‘You own this mess’
Susan Collins image via MSNBC.
April 12, 2020 | 08:24AM ETNews & PoliticsSen. Susan Collins (R-ME) claimed credit for bringing Maine $1.5 billion in forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
The disaster assistance effort, however, has been harshly criticized for its gaps in coverage, which became clear in many responses to her message.
Collins is up for reelection in 2020.
Here is some of the blowback Collins received:
@SenatorCollins You might think it’s ‘working’ for businesses in Maine, but if you didn’t have such a narrow tiny s… https://t.co/YNpeFLuBXK— Susie Crimmins (@Susie Crimmins) 1586624070
@SenatorCollins We needed a PPP bc you thought he learned a lesson. You thought being impeached was enough. #packyourbags— Terry Watson (@Terry Watson) 1586623628
@SenatorCollins I work (well, used to work) in craft beer, one of the biggest (and growing) industry in ME. Our own… https://t.co/ob3M5YYr0L— 🇨🇦Sir Adrian of The Hilltop🇺🇸 (@🇨🇦Sir Adrian of The Hilltop🇺🇸) 1586624449
@SenatorCollins https://t.co/AwvGZgHFkH— 🌎☮️ 🇺🇦Rude Fulk🇺🇦 ☮️🌎 (@🌎☮️ 🇺🇦Rude Fulk🇺🇦 ☮️🌎) 1586623480
@SenatorCollins Cool story. We still hate a #FakeModerate who pretends to care.— ☃️Eric Rodham Klobuchar Biden Harris 🌈 (@☃️Eric Rodham Klobuchar Biden Harris 🌈) 1586623543
@SenatorCollins You mean relief from the pandemic that wouldn't have happened in America if republicans weren't in… https://t.co/zIR186ogFa— eggbot🌻 (@eggbot🌻) 1586623418
@SenatorCollins Susan Collins wants the Post Office to collapse Which means Maine small businesses who depend on… https://t.co/0JYje3SpCw— Jonathan Jewel (@Jonathan Jewel) 1586630413
@SenatorCollins You bear responsibility for the death of more than 18,000 Americans— Ange (@Ange) 1586623842
@SenatorCollins https://t.co/tuPzigiFx9— AlgonquinRoundTableCat (@AlgonquinRoundTableCat) 1586623673
