Watch: Platner Steps in It Even More When Confronted About Latest Vile Comment
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine, faces backlash over a past comment about a wounded soldier. His remarks, made in a 2019 Reddit post, have resurfaced and drawn criticism from various quarters, including military figures. Despite being confronted about his comments, Platner did not issue an apology and instead defended his service record.
- ▪Graham Platner made a derogatory comment about a wounded American soldier in a 2019 Reddit post.
- ▪He faced criticism from military figures, including Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill, for his remarks.
- ▪When asked if he owed an apology, Platner defended his own military service instead.
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Watch: Platner Steps in It Even More When Confronted About Latest Vile Comment By Nick Arama | 1:55 PM on May 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File Democrats have truly boxed themselves in with their support of Graham Platner as things he said in the past continue to drop and torpedo his candidacy for the Senate in Maine. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); As we reported, one of the latest things that came out over the past week was this vile Reddit rant he made about a wounded American soldier in 2019. So not when he was a child or particularly young.
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