WATCH: Platner doesn't apologize to Purple Heart recipient, voters when confronted on post mocking soldier
Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faced backlash for a deleted Reddit post mocking Purple Heart recipient Pfc. Teddy Daniels. When questioned about the post, Platner refused to apologize, asserting that any claims of disrespecting veterans were offensive. The controversy has sparked significant outrage online, particularly among veterans and their supporters.
- ▪Graham Platner did not apologize to voters or Pfc. Teddy Daniels when confronted about his mocking Reddit post.
- ▪Platner, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, claimed that suggesting he disrespects veterans is slanderous.
- ▪The post in question involved mocking a video of Daniels, who was shot four times and awarded a Purple Heart.
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Fox News Poll WATCH: Platner doesn't apologize to Purple Heart recipient, voters when confronted on post mocking soldier Platner cited his 4 infantry tours and called any suggestion he disrespects veterans 'slanderous and offensive' By Andrew Mark Miller Fox News Published May 24, 2026 4:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video WATCH: Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner dodges apologizing to Purple Heart recipient he mocked Platner did not apologize to Maine voters or Pfc. Teddy Daniels when asked by Fox News Digital about his deleted Reddit post that sparked outrage this week.
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