President Donald Trump referred to Graham Platner, the declared winner of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maine, as a "thug" and "pig" and also said he will back incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Because he knows he only got elected by parroting a right wing version of populist politics popularized by Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election. He can win against the establishment candidates, but fails against progressives head to head and he knows it.
Because he knows he only got elected by parroting a right wing version of populist politics popularized by Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election. He can win against the establishment candidates, but fails against progressives head to head and he knows it.