Trump Endorses ‘Sane Woman’ Susan Collins After ‘Thug’ Graham Platner Lands Dem Nomination

President Donald Trump officially endorsed incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday, praising her as “sane” and reasonable — especially when compared to her Democratic opponent, Graham Platner.

Trump made the comments to reporters in the Oval Office as he discussed the next steps he planned to take in Iran, referring to Platner as a “thug” and a “pig” and urging Mainers to stick with their “respected” incumbent senator instead.

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“She’s a sane woman and she’s a respected person.”

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The question put to the president was a simple one: “Are you all in on supporting Susan Collins? Does she have your full support and endorsement in her reelection?”

“She does, because she’s a sane woman,” Trump interrupted, adding a caveat: “She’s not my best friend, at all … but we get along, but she’s a sane person and she’s a person that never missed a vote in many years — like 10,000 votes.”

“She had 10,000 votes, she never missed a vote. Unfortunately, because sometimes she voted against me,” Trump added, prompting laughter around the room. “Look, she’s a sane woman and she’s a respected person, maybe a little different ideology than me.”

Trump pivoted then to attack Platner, saying, “But this guy is a thug. He’s a fake — a fake thug, he’s a phony. I made a lot of money picking out phonies. He’s a real phony. He’s bad. He’s a bad person.”

Trump also referred to the Maine Democrat several times as a “pig,” but quickly reconsidered his choice out of consideration for the pigs: “I don’t want to stick him with that one, though, I think pigs would be very upset about it.”

The president and Collins have often been at odds over votes, but she has also voted with Trump on several key occasions — including the vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.