Saturday's Final Word
Graham Platner, a Senate candidate from Maine, is facing scrutiny over a Nazi tattoo he had for 18 years and sexually explicit texts discovered by his wife. The tattoo, linked to the Totenkopf symbol used by Nazi forces, raises questions about his past choices. Additionally, Platner's controversial online comments have surfaced, complicating his political campaign.
- ▪Graham Platner has a Nazi-linked tattoo that he covered up only after entering politics.
- ▪His wife discovered sexually explicit texts on his phone early in their marriage and informed the campaign.
- ▪Platner has faced backlash for controversial posts from his now-deleted Reddit account.
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Saturday's Final Word Ed Morrissey 8:00 PM | May 30, 2026 AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File In an online café just the other side of the border, she was a-sitting there a-givin' me tabs that made my mouth water ...💥NEW: CNN’s Michael Smerconish *SLAMS* Graham Platner over Nazi tattoo💥“He didn’t cover it until October of 2025 — 18 years after getting it — and only when it became a political problem.”“Think about that for a moment. 18 years of getting out of the shower, 18 years of… pic.twitter.com/lc1WQVKcmM— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 30, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); “Think about that for a moment.
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