Graham Platner Won't Apologize for His Offensive Posts
Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine, has faced backlash for offensive comments made in a now-deleted Reddit post. He refused to apologize for his remarks about a wounded veteran, insisting that his military service should speak for itself. Despite the controversy surrounding his past social media activity, Platner remains the Democratic candidate following the withdrawal of the previous nominee.
- ▪Graham Platner made derogatory comments about a Purple Heart recipient in a Reddit post.
- ▪When asked if he owed an apology, Platner defended himself by referencing his military service.
- ▪The backlash includes criticism from other veterans and political analysts regarding his past behavior.
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Graham Platner Won't Apologize for His Offensive Posts Matt Margolis | 6:57 AM on May 24, 2026 AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Graham Platner may be running for the U.S. Senate. He'd rather run from his past — and, of course, the reporters asking about it.On Saturday, the Democrats’ presumptive nominee in Maine was confronted with a very simple question: whether he regretted making a now-deleted Reddit post in which he wrote that a wounded Purple Heart recipient "didn't deserve to live.” Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Platner's initial answer was silence.The post in question came from a Reddit account called "P-Hustle,” which Platner has acknowledged is his, and was written…
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