Republican Senator Susan Collins was confronted by angry protesters at an event who drowned out her speech with loud boos and chants of “shame!”
Collins was holding a press conference and ribbon cutting ceremony in Searsport, Maine, on Tuesday, designed to celebrate the completion of two years’ worth of construction on the town’s Main Street.
Initially scheduled to take place on Main Street, the event was moved inside due to the presence of some 200 protesters lining the sidewalk.
Footage posted to YouTube shows that once inside, Collins was confronted with loud boos and chants of ”Shame!” throughout the press conference.
Their protests escalated once Collins walked up to the podium and attempted to speak, with protesters criticizing her votes on Supreme Court nominees—despite being