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Susan Collins, 73, attacked for age and health concerns: ‘She was vibrating like an electric toothbrush’

May 6, 2026 | | Print Article

Way-too-online Democrats have become increasingly convinced that something is wrong, health-wise, with Sen. Susan Collins, 73.

The irony is that the Democrats’ sentiment toward Collins perfectly mirrors the sentiment Republicans had for then-Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election.

Republicans at the time accused Clinton of shaking uncontrollably and making weird head movements in her interviews and statements.

Democrats are now saying the same about Collins after she allegedly shook uncontrollably during a Fox News interview this week:

“This lady is quite literally vibrating,” one venomously anti-Trump social media user wrote in response to the clip above.

“What’s going on with the shaking?” another social media user commented. “She seems too old and possibly unwell to run again. Why do US politicians refuse to retire? Too much profit in their corruption?”

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“She would be 80 at the end of her term if she wins reelection,” a third commenter noted. “Why is that not in itself disqualifying!? Why aren’t we asking simple questions like are 80 year olds who we want making decisions on a future they will not have to live in?”

“She is shaking while she is talking,” Zaid Jilani, a left-leaning reporter and commentator, wrote. “Why do people this aged try to hold onto power? Just go home and relax, geeze.”

According to Democrats and allies, Collins can also be seen shaking uncontrollably in the following ad she recently released:

Note how Ken Klippenstein, a popular leftist commentator, accused her of “vibrating like an electric toothbrush.”

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In fairness to him, her hands did seem to be shaking uncontrollably in the advertisement.

“At 73 it is time for you to retire and go back home you old witch,” one critic, a Tom Massie fan, opined on social media. “If Congress is just going to be a nursing home I want my money back. I can’t afford your senior care, I have to save for my own.”

“Does she have a spouse, child, grandchild, friend, anyone that will sit her down and say your time taking a salary from taxpayers is over?” another social media user wrote. “You can find another way to give back to your community but this ain’t it grandma.”

Why do you suppose Democrats are desperately clutching at straws here in a bid to undermine Collins? Probably because they know that their own leading candidate, Graham Platner, is a hot mess.

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As hinted at above by a sarcastic social media user, at least Collins isn’t a Nazi. The same can’t necessarily be said about Platner, who used to have a large Nazi symbol – an SS Totenkopf — tattooed on his chest, though it’s since been covered up.

It’s such a bad look that Rep. Debbie Dingell, a top Democrat from Michigan, declined on Saturday to say whether she’ll support Platner’s candidacy after a CNN host pressed her about his Nazi tattoo and his past behavior.

“Graham Platner … had to apologize for a tattoo that resembles a Nazi symbol, and for comments he made criticizing rape victims,” a CNN host said to her. “In Reddit posts uncovered by CNN’s K-File, he called himself a communist and called cops, quote, ‘bastards.’”

“He’s disavowed those posts. He said they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry. But I’m curious if you think that he is an appropriate person to represent the Democratic Party,” the host added.

“So, first of all, I’m going to say I was very upset as a woman who has dealt with domestic violence, grew up in a home, and other sexual violence, very upset by what his previous comments were,” Dingell replied before performing a 180 in Platner’s defense.

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“I am not on the ground in Maine. I think that people need to — people are angry. People are upset. People want change in this country. And if you don’t see people standing up to the president, then you see some of the results of what happened in Maine,” she said.

“So are you OK with him being the representative of the Democratic Party in Maine?” Dingell was then asked.

“We’re going to have to see what happens in Maine,” the House Democrat replied. “I’m not a citizen of Maine. I’m not voting there. But I am very concerned about making sure that we keep the Michigan Senate seat a Democratic seat in November and that we pull people together after what’s becoming a very raucous primary.”

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