Hero Purple Heart vet whom Graham Platner said ‘didn’t deserve to live’ slams Dems backing him: ‘Say that to my face’
Pfc. Ted Daniels, a Purple Heart-winning Army veteran, criticized Democrats for supporting Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who previously made derogatory comments about him. Daniels expressed that he wants these politicians to confront his children and explain their endorsement of someone who disrespects veterans. Platner has not apologized for his remarks, claiming they were simply 's—t posting.'
- ▪Pfc. Ted Daniels won a Purple Heart for his bravery during a firefight in Afghanistan in 2012.
- ▪Graham Platner, a Marine veteran, made derogatory comments about Daniels on a burner Reddit account, stating he 'didn’t deserve to live.'
- ▪Daniels called out Democrats for supporting Platner and demanded they apologize to his children for endorsing someone who disparages veterans.
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Politics exclusive Hero Purple Heart vet whom Graham Platner said ‘didn’t deserve to live’ slams Dems backing him: ‘Say that to my face’ By Ryan King Published May 24, 2026, 7:28 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — The heroic Purple Heart-winning Army veteran, whom Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner sneered as not deserving to live in a screed on his burner Reddit account, tore into the Democrats for continuing to back the candidate. Pfc. Ted Daniels, who captured viral helmet footage of himself moving into open terrain to draw Taliban fire away from his squad in 2012, said Democrats backing Platner owe his children an apology. “I’m very thick-skinned, and he said it,” Daniels told The Post.
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