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Raging Trump screamed profanities at defecting Senate Republican in explosive phone call

Collins backed the Senate resolution and was reportedly confronted by Trump over her vote.

Raging Trump screamed profanities at defecting Senate Republican in explosive phone call
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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.

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Susan M. Collins R · ME · SEN

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  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 56% good look
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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who supported the resolution and was the subject of Trump’s reported call

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who reportedly called Collins over her vote and publicly criticized the senators who backed the resolution

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Todd Young
R · IN · SEN

Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution

Josh Hawley
R · MO · SEN

Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution

Democratic Senate candidate in Maine

Maine governor and Democratic Senate candidate

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator named as one of the Republicans who supported the resolution

ALSO MENTIONED  Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court justice mentioned in connection with Collins’s vote to confirm him

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Trump Calls and Criticizes Susan Collins After War-Powers Vote

Collins backed a Senate resolution requiring congressional approval for further military action in Venezuela, and Trump criticized her after the vote. Left-leaning outlets foreground a reported angry call as a story about Trump’s hostility toward Collins. Center outlets recount the vote and Trump’s response, with some examining the reported call and Collins’s reelection prospects. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the break with Trump over war powers, while some stress the potential electoral cost of his criticism.

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