ME Senator’s Staffer Fired For Tweet About Sanders

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A junior member of Maine Senator Susan Collins’ staff has been fired for sending a tweet about Senator Bernie Sanders.

A spokesman for Collins says Luke Welch was a new media and press assistant until yesterday.

The tweet came from Collins’ official account as senators debated a farm bill. It read: "Good ol’ (at)SenSanders is always entertaining. Not a huge fan. I’ll give him this, the genetically modified food label makes sense."

The Collins spokesman tells The Portland Press Herald that Welch had access to Collins’ account and "accidentally tweeted something that the senator would never say and which does not reflect her views."

Welch, from his personal Twitter account, said the tweet was "posted in error."

Sanders’ office had no comment.

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