US EditionBernie Sanders downplays Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo: ‘There might be one or two more important issues’
Platner revealed his Nazi-inspired tattoo to preempt attacks, sparking criticism and endorsements amid his progressive platform and a recent poll showing his lead.
- On Wednesday, Graham Platner revealed he had a Nazi-inspired chest tattoo resembling an S.S. Totenkopf for nearly two decades to preempt opposition research.
- Facing resurfaced Reddit posts and opposition research, Platner disclosed his tattoo preemptively after pressure from those revelations.
- On camera this week, Platner lifted his shirt to show a Celtic knot cover-up design, apologized for the old tattoo, and stressed his commitment to antifascism, antiracism and anti-Nazism.
- Despite the fallout, Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont, said he absolutely stands by his endorsement of Platner, who has pledged to remain in the Maine Democratic Senate primary.
- The fallout has exposed rifts in the progressive movement, with Jon Lovett arguing critics demand "only perfect candidates off the Harvard Law conveyor belt" while Platner framed backlash as an establishment attack.
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He is seen as one of the great hopes for the left wing of the Democratic Party in the United States. But now his campaign is in crisis after a series of grim comments and a controversial Nazi-like tattoo...
Platner, Partisanship, and Problems
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What was Graham Platner inking?
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