GOP Sen. Susan Collins says she cannot support Donald Trump
In a Washington Post op-ed published Monday night, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) cited three specific instances that convinced her she could not support Donald Trump, her party's presidential nominee.
"This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican," she wrote. "But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country." The "denigrating comments" he made about Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Fox News host Megyn Kelly bothered her, Collins explained, and she has been "increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize." Collins was especially disappointed that "his attacks" were "directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing, either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level."
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Being a Republican is "part of what defines me as a person," Collins wrote, and while she did not say who she will support in the election, she did reveal it won't be "either of the major party nominees." Read the entire op-ed at The Washington Post.
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