Troy Jackson doesn't regret telling opponent Susan Collins to 'shut up'
Democrat Troy Jackson said on Sunday he does not regret telling his opponent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to “shut up” during a candidate debate that was interrupted by an anti-data center protester. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union," host Dana Bash asked Jackson whether he regretted the comment. “No, you know she...
Democrat Troy Jackson stated Sunday that he does not regret telling Republican Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” during a recent candidate debate. According to PBS NewsHour, the exchange occurred after Collins suggested a protester interrupting the debate was a supporter of Jackson's campaign. Jackson responded to the suggestion by saying, "Oh, shut up. I don't even know that kid."
The interruption took place during a debate Thursday night as a protester opposing data centers began yelling while Collins was speaking. PBS NewsHour reports that the Sunrise Movement group stated on Instagram that the outburst came from one of its members, while the New York Times identified the protester as 19-year-old Bowdoin College student Henry Elgie.
Jackson, a former president of the state Senate seeking to unseat Collins, spoke about the incident during an interview with CNN's "State of the Union." The Hill reports that when host Dana Bash asked if he regretted the comment, Jackson answered, "No."
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