Ugh, this woman. This awful, lying woman.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins agrees with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin: They’ve been duped. But come on, we all knew they were going to be duped. They needed and wanted an excuse to vote for Trump’s awful justices, and Kavanaugh and Gorsuch said what they needed to hear.
In a statement Friday following the explosive decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Collins denounced what she called a “sudden and radical jolt” to the country. Collins, who voted yes on nominations for Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch wrote that the pair had backtracked on what they said during their confirmation hearings and during closed-door meetings with Collins.
“This decision is inconsistent with what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said in their testimony and their meetings with me, where they both were insistent on the importance of supporting long-standing precedents that the country has relied upon,” she said. Uh huh.
“Throwing out a precedent overnight that the country has relied upon for half a century is not conservative,” Collins wrote.
SUSAN COLLINS: "This decision is inconsistent with what Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said in their testimony and their meetings with me, where they both were insistent on the importance of supporting long-standing precedents that the country has relied upon." pic.twitter.com/oGNIWyxaV9 [1]
— Chris Cioffi (@ReporterCioffi) June 24, 2022 [2]
Manchin similarly said Friday that the justices had been dishonest when discussing the stance on Roe in the Supreme Court nomination process, and released a similar statement:
My statement on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Roe v. Wade: pic.twitter.com/b8bYUP6Zy5 [3]
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) June 24, 2022 [4]
Of course both Collins and Manchin knew that Kavanaugh and Gorsuch would overturn Roe if given the chance. Everyone knew.
Twitter was rightfully disgusted and furious:
Hey Susan Collins… fuck you.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) June 24, 2022 [5]
Never forget that Susan Collins not only tilted the balance in favor of Kavanaugh; she held a press conference to rub it in women’s faces. https://t.co/0AsbwFRwCw [6]
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) June 24, 2022 [7]
Literally nobody wants to hear from Susan Collins today.
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) June 24, 2022 [8]
Hey @SenatorCollins [9] … now that you know you were lied to, are you more or less concerned. You are a disgrace to Maine and should resign. #SusanCollins [10]
— Rooney (@roonoid) June 24, 2022 [11]
Susan Collins needs to resign. Shame on her forever.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 24, 2022 [12]
" I would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to Roe v. Wade" – Sen. Susan Collins,
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 24, 2022 [13]
Susan Collins & Joe Manchin are now sheepishly claiming they were misled by Neil Gorsuch & Beer Kavanaugh
Gimme a fucking break
Pointing out at best your naïveté & at worst your deceitfulness is not the defense you think it is
No one gives a shit that you’re disappointed, Suzy
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) June 24, 2022 [14]
Fuck Susan Collins to hell and back.
— Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) June 24, 2022 [15]
If Susan Collins has any integrity and self respect left, she should resign. Her tragic error in judgement contributed to the worst development for American women in the last century.
— Biden Democrats (@BidenDemocrats) June 24, 2022 [16]
Susan Collins is a liar. That’s it, that’s the tweet.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) June 24, 2022 [17]
Watch Susan Collins swear up and down that,… Kavanaugh won't overturn Roe v. Wade:pic.twitter.com/6R2biWLdkH [18]
— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) June 24, 2022 [19]