Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) called out The New Yorker directly in a post she shared via X, stating that the outlet had misrepresented her in a piece that was clearly aimed at sullying President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team and Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.
Author Jane Mayer wrote in a sub-headline, “Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the FBI background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.”
The opening paragraph painted an equally grim picture, stating, “The Trump transition team has waged an intense, and in many ways unprecedented, behind-the-scenes campaign ahead of the hearing to intimidate and silence potential witnesses, aimed at keeping Republican senators in line and in the dark.”
The Trump transition team has waged an intense and unprecedented behind-the-scenes…
