The deadly taking pictures of a Colombian migrant in Maine on Monday morning was undoubtedly a tragedy, however till extra data comes out, it’s most likely finest to carry off passing judgement, particularly if in case you have a nationwide information present. However MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell as a substitute pounced proper onto Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins on Tuesday’s episode of The Final Phrase. He blamed Senator Susan Collins for every little thing he might consider, whereas concurrently utilizing excessive rhetoric in opposition to ICE and President Donald Trump.
O’Donnell began off his present with an unhinged ramble concerning the Senate itself, complaining that the states had equal illustration. In his thoughts, every state having two Senators made it “unimaginable for the USA to assert that the federal authorities is even near an actual democracy.”
Each evening, O’Donnell calls Trump silly and ignorant on every little thing from historical past to the Structure, but when he himself had paid any consideration to his center faculty social research, he would know that America wasn’t designed as a pure democracy, however a consultant republic.
Actually? @Lawrence is now whining about… the Constitutional Conference of 1787.
Information flash: America is a consultant democracy, not a pure democracy. Everybody who paid consideration in center faculty social research is aware of that. pic.twitter.com/e8fNBY4whY
— Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) July 15, 2026
As soon as that rant ended, O’Donnell obtained into the meat of the difficulty, which he then spun right into a deranged assault on Collins:
This killing by Donald Trump’s invasion forces in Maine is the largest factor that has occurred in Maine this 12 months, by far crucial factor. . . And what did the senior Senator from Maine do? Nothing. She did nothing.
However just a few seconds later, O’Donnell contradicted himself:
Right this moment, Susan Collins did lastly converse publicly. It was at an Appropriations Committee listening to, not an emergency listening to, that she referred to as to search out out why the ICE brokers on that avenue in Biddeford, Maine, weren’t sporting the physique cameras that she purchased for them.
Leftists: the political temperature is simply too excessive!
additionally leftists: ICE is an invasion pressure indiscriminately killing individuals on the streets!!!
Supply: @MSNOWNews @TheLastWord pic.twitter.com/PzYR0ALv9Y
— Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) July 15, 2026
Calling for an investigation on why the brokers weren’t sporting physique cams that morning isn’t “nothing,” as O’Donnell would have you ever consider.
O’Donnell wasn’t the one leftist blaming Collins for the ICE taking pictures. He performed an audio clip of a reporter asking Collins what she considered Democrats blaming her for the person’s loss of life, to which she replied, “That’s absurd, after all.”
It truly is absurd guilty @SenSusanCollins for the ICE taking pictures pic.twitter.com/MHDJ1OovJt
— Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) July 15, 2026
It was absurd. Collins didn’t pull the set off. She didn’t order ICE to Maine. However since she’s a Republican who typically helps Trump’s insurance policies, she obtained all of the blame.
O’Donnell even tacitly admitted that Collins favored extra ICE accountability, although he made positive to not give her any credit score:
However now that Susan Collins obtained her invoice handed to extend ICE funding greater than it has ever been, and to purchase them the physique cameras that they refuse to make use of, and the de-escalation coaching that doesn’t work, which in addition they refuse to make use of on the road, the ICE path of loss of life has come to Maine.
“Why does lefty Lawrence have a TV present within the first place?” pic.twitter.com/mkjAXhgPEj
— Cici Marie (@Cici_Marie_1776) July 15, 2026
ICE leaves a “path of loss of life” behind them, O’Donnell claimed, additionally calling the officers “Donald Trump’s invasion forces, who’ve been indiscriminately killing individuals on the streets of America with out objection from Maine’s senior Senator.”
The inflammatory rhetoric utilized by O’Donnell and the remainder of the liberal media isn’t new. However you may wager that, as we’ve seen in these few circumstances, this form of rhetoric was precisely what inspired these individuals to withstand ICE and drive their automobiles straight on the brokers.
The transcript is beneath. Click on “broaden” to learn:
MS NOW’s The Final Phrase with Lawrence O’Donnell7/14/2610:01:24 p.m. Jap
LAWRENCE O’DONNELL: On the Constitutional Conference in Philadelphia, when the Structure of the USA of America was being written, James Madison was probably the most eloquent and decided voice arguing in opposition to the horrible compromise of two senators per state for the USA Senate. James Madison thought that the Home of Representatives and the Senate ought to each present proportional illustration of voters and, sadly for democracy, James Madison misplaced that argument.
And now, the 40 million individuals of California get the identical illustration in the USA Senate because the 1.4 million individuals of Maine, a situation that makes it unimaginable for the USA to assert that the federal authorities is even near an actual democracy.
However the benefit, the large benefit for the individuals of Maine is that they’ve a proper to anticipate that their two senators, who signify one of many smallest populations represented within the Senate, can actually be on prime of every little thing that occurs in Maine. They’ll take note of the little issues, not simply the large issues, however for the final two days, it has appeared as if Maine has solely had one senator.
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10:05:00 p.m. Jap
O’DONNELL: Angus King is just not a Republican, and so there was nothing he might do to persuade Donald Trump to cease his ICE invasion of his state. However the senior senator from Maine is a Republican who had no downside with Donald Trump’s ICE invasion of Maine.
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O’DONNELL: This killing by Donald Trump’s invasion forces in Maine is the largest factor that has occurred in Maine this 12 months, by far crucial factor. It occurred early yesterday morning.
And what did the senior senator from Maine do? Nothing. She did nothing.
What might the senior senator from Maine do? Quite a bit. She is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which decides how a lot cash Donald Trump’s invasion forces ought to get. She forged the deciding vote this 12 months to fund ICE and the remainder of Donald Trump’s invasion forces, who’ve been indiscriminately killing individuals on the streets of America with out objection from Maine’s senior senator.
Susan Collins, was not reluctant to vote to present ICE the largest finances they’ve ever needed to proceed their reckless assault on the individuals of this nation. She gave ICE every little thing they wished and extra.
And when ICE did the very predictable factor of killing one other unarmed, harmless individual yesterday, this time in Maine, Susan Collins couldn’t discover her voice. She stated completely nothing publicly.
However right now, Susan Collins did lastly converse publicly. It was at an Appropriations Committee listening to, not an emergency listening to, that she referred to as to search out out why the ICE brokers on that avenue in Biddeford, Maine, weren’t sporting the physique cameras that she purchased for them.
Not an emergency listening to to search out out why these ICE brokers didn’t not use the de-escalation coaching that she elevated the ICE finances to pay for. Coaching that clearly doesn’t work.
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10:09:36 p.m. Jap
When just a few reporters caught as much as Susan Collins right now in a Senate listening to, she took only one query about what occurred in Maine.
[Cut to audio]
REPORTER: What do you make of Democrats blaming you for the taking pictures in Maine?
COLLINS: Blaming me for the taking pictures in Maine? Effectively, that is absurd, after all, and it is disappointing to see potential candidates use a tragedy to attempt to advance a political agenda.
I had three conversations yesterday with the Secretary of Homeland Safety, and final evening, within the newest dialog, we talked about the necessity to stop the automobile stopping program till we see an enchancment in ICE’s operations, besides in emergency or pressing circumstances.
I’m the one who negotiated again in January, the $20 million for body-worn cameras. I’m the one who negotiated the funding for de-escalation coaching, and I am the one who negotiated a 17 p.c enhance within the finances of the impartial inspector basic.
So, I am the one who argued for all the safeguards which might have grow to be legislation sooner, and the cameras bought sooner if the Democrats had not held up the invoice.
[Cut back to live]
O’DONNELL: Zero. That is how many individuals on this nation had been murdered or killed by ICE whereas the Democrats prevented the funding invoice for ICE from passing. Precisely zero.
However now that Susan Collins obtained her invoice handed to extend ICE funding greater than it has ever been, and to purchase them the physique cameras that they refuse to make use of, and the de-escalation coaching that doesn’t work, which in addition they refuse to make use of on the road, the ICE path of loss of life has come to Maine.
And naturally, Democratic Senate candidates who hope to win the nomination to run in opposition to Susan Collins are speaking concerning the largest factor, crucial factor that has occurred this 12 months in Maine.
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10:13:34 p.m. Jap
Somebody needed to die for Donald Trump to cease his automobile stops, and that individual needed to die in Maine. It needed to be a state Donald Trump is afraid of shedding within the Senate election in November.
Susan Collins might have stopped this invasion. Susan Collins might have advised Donald Trump, advised the White Home chief of employees, advised the Republican chief of the Senate that she wanted the invasion forces to go away Maine to by no means come to Maine to ensure that her to be reelected. And so they all would have understood that and acted on that, however she did not try this.
She did not stand on the border of Maine, she did not stand on the ground of the USA Senate and say, “No, do not allow them to come right here.”
She did not dare. She let it occur. She let the invasion occur to her state.
A New York Instances ballot exhibits that earlier than this killing, 56 p.c of Maine voters disapproved of Donald Trump’s dealing with of immigration. That is earlier than that killing in Maine, 56 p.c disapproved of the lethal coverage that Susan Collins has supported and has allowed to come back to Maine.
However the cowardly Susan Collins, as each different cowardly Republican senator identical to her, did completely nothing to defend her state in opposition to Donald Trump’s invasion forces. Nothing. Not a factor.
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