GOP Sen. Collins: Trump’s Attacks On Judge Are ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’

Following a meeting with Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, tells reporters that she wants answers from disgraced CIA Director David Petraeus about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, on... Following a meeting with Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, tells reporters that she wants answers from disgraced CIA Director David Petraeus about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, on the American consulate, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Petraeus, who stepped down from the CIA last week over a sex scandal, was scheduled to testify at a Congressional hearing this week on Benghazi but has been replaced. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Monday called presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s attacks on the ethnic heritage of a federal judge “absolutely unacceptable.”

“Donald Trump’s comments on the ethnic heritage and religion of judges are absolutely unacceptable,” Collins said in a statement. “His statement that Judge Curiel could not rule fairly because of his Mexican heritage does not represent our American values. Mr. Trump’s comments demonstrate both a lack of respect for the judicial system and the principle of separation of powers.”

Trump had said that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over a case against Trump University, has a conflict of interest because of his “Mexican heritage.”

While Collins has said that she always planned to support the Republican Party’s nominee, she said that Trump would have to “stop with the gratuitous, personal insults” to earn her backing.

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  1. “Susie Colllins is a 3, just look at her face, a loser , totally inappropriate for her to talk when the men discuss”

  2. Its so amusing watching all the republican gyrations supporting him, while trying not to support him.

    Sorry - you OWN it.

  3. “Pssst, Susan, isn’t that guy at the end of the table the perv that raped your sister?!”

    “Yeah, but it’s Thanksgiving, and he doesn’t have any family here in town. I kinda felt obligated to invite him, ya know?”

  4. All this pile on, but it’s ok to call Warren “Pocahontas.” Guess the GOP is not counting on the American Indian vote.

  5. What’s all this talk about change? What a pile of horse balogna!
    It’s too late for change! The man has already disqualified himself from public office – change, shmange!
    The cat beans are already out of the bag, and you’ll never get them back in the tube now.

    Sen. Collins, Corker, et al, you need to change your “support the party no matter what underpants!!!”

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