The Platner Proposal: It’s Time to Nazify the Democratic Party
Graham Platner, the Democratic Party's senatorial nominee from Maine, faces scrutiny over a chest tattoo of the Nazi Totenkopf symbol, which was used by SS units that guarded concentration camps. Platner claims he was unaware of the symbol's meaning when he got the tattoo, but evidence from deleted social media posts and eyewitness accounts contradicts this. The controversy has sparked broader debate about symbolism, accountability, and the implications for the Democratic Party.
- ▪Graham Platner is the Democratic Party's senatorial nominee from Maine and a Marine veteran.
- ▪Platner has a chest tattoo of the Totenkopf, a symbol associated with Nazi SS concentration camp guards.
- ▪CNN uncovered deleted social media posts and eyewitness testimony indicating Platner was aware of the tattoo's Nazi associations.
- ▪Platner claimed he got the tattoo while drunk and did not know its meaning, a claim contradicted by prior online activity.
- ▪The Platner campaign declined to comment on the allegations or the evidence presented by CNN.
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The Platner Proposal: It’s Time to Nazify the Democratic Party Scott Pinsker | 11:09 AM on May 04, 2026 AP Photo/Caleb Jones I never met Norm Macdonald. Never even watched him perform live. It’s one of my biggest regrets.I’ve worked with several high-profile comedians and Saturday Night Live “weekend update” anchors, including his predecessor (Kevin Nealon) and successor (Colin Quinn). But not Macdonald. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); He wasn’t appreciated in his own time — Rolling Stone magazine actually listed him as the seventh-worst SNL cast member ever — but after dying of leukemia in 2021, adulation of his deadpan absurdism has skyrocketed.
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