‘You can’t make it up’: Social media pounces on Trump’s last-minute move for Susan Collins

President Donald Trump’s last-minute tariff relief for Maine drew swift backlash Friday, with opponents accusing him of throwing Republican Sen. Susan Collins a political lifeline just days before the midterm elections.Collins celebrated securing exemptions for agricultural machinery, refrigeration equipment, packaging and other goods used by Maine’s blueberry, potato, apple and seaweed producers, after repeated discussions with senior Trump administration officials.Collins said she had “stressed the burdens additional costs impose on Maine businesses and families.”The Wall Street Journal reported that the relief could be offset by higher tariffs on other Canadian goods.But her Democratic opponent, Troy Jackson, wasn’t buying it.“Trump’s trade wars have made life harder and more expensive for Mainers. Susan Collins enabled this chaos, voted to confirm the people behind it, and now wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put out the fire,” Jackson wrote on social media.Jackson added that “Mainers needed help long before Susan...