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Platner calls Collins’s questioning of Hegseth ‘spineless’

Platner calls Collins’s questioning of Hegseth ‘spineless’

Summary

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner criticized Republican Senator Susan Collins for not asking any questions about Iran during a hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Platner called Collins “spineless” for her lack of questioning on the topic.

Key Facts

  • Graham Platner is running for Senate in Maine as a Democrat.
  • Sen. Susan Collins is a Republican from Maine and chairs the Appropriations subcommittee.
  • During a hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before the subcommittee.
  • Senator Collins did not ask Hegseth any questions about Iran.
  • Platner publicly criticized Collins for this on Tuesday.
  • Platner used the word “spineless” to describe Collins’s behavior.
  • The criticism focused on Collins’s perceived failure to address a key issue, Iran, in the hearing.
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