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Jackson Fine With Telling Collins to 'Shut Up' in Maine Debate

Jackson says he won't apologize to Sen. Susan Collins, who called a debate heckler one of his supporters; Sunrise Movement says the protester was its volunteer.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMaine Democrat Troy Jackson says he doesn't regret telling Senator Susan Collins to shut up at Thursday's debate in Bangor.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy guest has built a morning routine on it. Piers Halloran, welcome.

  3. Piers HalloranThanks, Hank.

  4. Piers HalloranStep one is five a.m. I say 'shut up' to the alarm, because it started it. Code HEATH20 saves you twenty percent.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCollins had suggested a protester who interrupted was one of Jackson's backers. Jackson said, 'Oh, shut up. I don't even know that kid.'

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIs that in your routine?

  7. Piers HalloranStep two. You look in the mirror and say you don't know that kid. Then you drink a green juice.

  8. Piers HalloranThe code is HEATH20, by the way.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe code doesn't work, Piers. I tried it on your site during the break.

  10. Piers HalloranIt's live at midnight Pacific, and also it's a legacy code, so don't ask me to define that.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSunrise Movement said on Instagram that the outburst came from one of its members, a 'Sunrise volunteer.' Do you know anyone there?

  12. Piers HalloranNo. I mean, I've met volunteers. Step three is a volunteer wake-up call at six. It's very emotional.

  13. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you do know them.

  14. Piers HalloranHank, I don't even know that kid.

  15. Piers HalloranThe protester opposed data centers, and Jackson has campaigned against them, so the ring light stays on anyway.

  16. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJackson told CNN on Sunday he won't apologize because Collins was talking down to him. The Maine Republican Party called it unacceptable behavior.

  17. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat does your routine say about that?

  18. Piers HalloranStep four is no apologies before breakfast. Oatmeal, ring light, HEATH20. Please try it again tomorrow.

  19. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you don't know the kid, and you don't know the code. Weather is next, and Brock has a forecast for all of us.

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The story so far

  1. A Trump backlash endangers Susan Collins in Maine · The New York Times
  2. Collins 'outclassed' Jackson in Maine Senate debate, columnist says · Washington Examiner
  3. Maine Senate debate centers on Collins and Trump · Fox News
  4. Sen. Susan Collins struggles to name a time she stopped Trump · The Washington Post
  5. Collins debate: Jackson tells her to 'shut up'; Cooper cleared to play · The Washington Post
  6. Collins Says Rival's 'Oh, Shut Up' Debate Remark Is Telling · The New York Times
  7. Jackson Fine With Telling Collins to 'Shut Up' in Maine Debate (this story)

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