Jackson doesn’t regret telling Collins to ‘shut up’ after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate

WASHINGTON (AP) – Maine Democrat Troy Jackson notes he does not regret telling Sen.

Key points

• He spoke in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union" that aired Sunday.
• As the Nov, during their final debate Thursday night in the closely contested race.

What happened

WASHINGTON (AP) – Maine Democrat Troy Jackson notes he does not regret telling Sen. Susan Collins that she should "shut up" after the Republican suggested a protester who interrupted their recent debate was one of his campaign's backers.

"She remarked that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had no idea who it was, " remarked Jackson, a former president of the state Senate who is trying to deny Collins, the longest-serving Republican woman in Senate history, a sixth-term. He spoke in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union" that aired Sunday.

As the Nov, during their final debate Thursday night in the closely contested race. 3 election nears a protester opposing data centers began yelling as Collins spoke. While moderators asked for that person to be removed, the senator remarked the demonstrator was "obviously one of Troy's supporters."

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around jackson doesnt regret telling Collins to shut up after protester interrupted Maine point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.