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'Devastating': Glee erupts as Susan Collins' 'road salt' boast blows up in her face
What happened
RawStory reports that Sen. Susan Collins, during a Tuesday debate in Maine against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, answered a question about President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada by touting her success in getting road salt removed from the tariff list. Jackson replied, “What about everything else? We can’t eat road salt.”
Jackson also linked household affordability to what he called Trump’s “Iran war,” arguing that fewer people would be able to afford to drive. Clips circulated online, where Democratic officials, strategists and liberal commentators praised his retort…
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