Walz Claimed Musk Gave a Nazi Salute - Now He’s Campaigning With Candidate Who Had SS Tattoo
Tim Walz criticized Elon Musk for allegedly giving a Nazi salute, asserting moral certainty without evidence, while subsequently campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who had a Totenkopf SS tattoo for nearly 20 years. Platner claims he got the tattoo while drunk in Croatia in 2007 and did not know its significance, later covering it up when questioned by reporters. Despite controversy over the tattoo and offensive past social media posts, Platner remains the presumptive Democratic nominee with support from figures like Bernie Sanders and the DSCC, as Republicans have yet to launch major attacks in the Maine race.
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Walz Claimed Musk Gave a Nazi Salute - Now He’s Campaigning With Candidate Who Had SS Tattoo By Ben Smith | 8:50 AM on May 01, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn Tim Walz declared Elon Musk a Nazi sympathizer based on a gesture at a rally. No evidence. No qualifier. Just moral certainty and a demand that everyone accept it. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); Now he's heading to Maine to campaign for Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate hopeful who had the Totenkopf, the SS skull and crossbones the ADL links directly to Nazi iconography, tattooed on his chest for…
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