{
  "id": 15550584,
  "title": "Troy Jackson doesn't regret telling opponent Susan Collins to 'shut up'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/troy-jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-opponent-susan-collins-to-shut-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:22:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6157216-troy-jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-susan-collins-shut-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\"\n\nThe 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.\n\nJackson, 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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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jackson doesn’t regret telling Collins to ‘shut up’ after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-collins-to-shut-up-after-protester",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:25:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-collins-to-shut-up-after-protester-15461149",
        "published": "2026-10-18T18:01:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}