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Compared on: Troy Jackson's own words
THE CLAIM · OCT 7, 2026
About Troy Jackson: “you can't eat road salt”
As reported by Jesse Watters Primetime · Read the post
THE RECORD · OCT 7, 2026
“I didn't mock the fact that she got road salt back. I mocked the fact that what about everything else? I mean, we can't eat road salt.”
Daily Kos · Troy Jackson slams Susan Collins on Trump tariffs: "We can't eat road salt" · automated transcript · Listen at 1:13
Automated transcript. Caption word corrected: “we we” → “we”. Listen to check.
THE RECORD · OCT 8, 2026
“I mean, I If I was in Senator Collins' position, I wouldn't be crowing about the fact that I got road salt exempted off the tariff list.”
C-SPAN · U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson (D-ME) on criticism to "Can't Eat Road Salt"... · automated transcript · Listen at 0:25
Automated transcript. Caption word corrected: “I I” → “I”. Listen to check.
RECORD AGREES
At a 2026 debate, the recorded remarks include “we we can't eat road salt” while discussing tariff effects beyond road salt. In a 2026 follow-up interview, the remarks were explained as criticism of treating the road-salt exemption as sufficient.
