Raging Trump screamed profanities at defecting Senate Republican in explosive phone call
Trump reportedly berated Collins over the vote and later said the five Republican supporters should not be reelected.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYRaw Story is an established digital news outlet, but this short report relies heavily on another outlet’s account and on unnamed sources. The byline and attribution are clear, though the story offers limited independent verification.
- Source type — An established national digital news outlet, with a generally progressive orientation.
- Transparency — The account is attributed to The Hill and distinguishes its unnamed sources.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Editorial standards — The short story provides little visible independent corroboration or detail about verification.
The article attributes its central account to The Hill and identifies multiple sources, but those sources are anonymous and the report offers little independent confirmation, response from Trump or Collins, or context about the resolution.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story attributes its account to multiple sources but they are unnamed, and it includes no response from Trump or Collins. The framing is weighted toward the account of Trump’s anger.
- Source diversity — Several sources are cited, but the central sources are anonymous and the reporting is attributed to The Hill.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Trump or Collins is included.
- Loaded language — The headline and narration use strongly charged descriptions of Trump’s reaction.
- Omitted context — The article gives limited detail about the resolution and the vote.
The report’s wording, especially its headline and descriptions of Trump as furious and fuming, casts him negatively. The article otherwise attributes the central account to sources and The Hill.
- Headline — The headline uses highly charged language to describe Trump’s anger.
- Language tone — The narration emphasizes fury, profanity and rage.
- Framing — The report centers Trump’s angry response to the senators’ vote.
The Hill reported that President Donald Trump angrily called Sen. Susan Collins after she backed a Senate resolution aimed at blocking military force against Venezuela. Trump also publicly criticized Collins and four other Republican senators who supported the resolution.
The Hill reported that Trump called Collins after the Senate vote, citing two sources familiar with the matter and a Republican colleague who described a profanity-laced shouting session. Another source said Trump was very angry about the vote. The article says Collins was one of five Senate Republicans who supported the resolution aimed at blocking the White House from using military force against Venezuela.
The article also recounts Trump’s public criticism of the five senators and describes the Maine Senate contest, naming Democratic candidates Janet Mills and Graham Platner.
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 56% good look
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SWIPE →President who reportedly called Collins over her vote and publicly criticized the senators who backed the resolution
Senator who supported the resolution and was the subject of Trump’s reported call
Collins's version of this story ↗Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution
Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution
Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution
Democratic Senate candidate in Maine
Maine governor and Democratic Senate candidate
Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution
Part of a bigger story
10 OUTLETSOutlets report that Trump called Susan Collins after she supported a Senate resolution limiting further U.S. military action in Venezuela; he also publicly criticized her and other Republican senators who backed it. Left-leaning outlets center the story on Trump’s angry, profane call and response to Collins’s vote. Center outlets report the call and criticism, with some attention to Collins’s rationale and the race’s political fallout. Right-leaning outlets stress the electoral consequences of Trump’s criticism for Collins and Republicans.
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