Platner says ‘Maine has my back’ as Collins calls latest allegations ‘troubling’
Collins said the New York Times report raises questions as scrutiny grows around Platner's Senate campaign and she declined to predict voter impact.
- On Friday, Senator Susan Collins called allegations against her presumptive Democratic challenger, Graham Platner, "troubling" while speaking at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Newry.
- The New York Times published a report Thursday based on interviews with more than two dozen people detailing accusations that former partners described Platner's past behavior as "toxic" and "unsettling."
- Lyndsey Fifield, a Virginia conservative who dated Platner from 2013 to 2015, claimed he was "rough" with her and disputed his knowledge of a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol.
- Platner denied the strongest allegations Thursday, attributing them to political motivations and his recent recovery from undiagnosed PTSD, while his wife, Amy Gertner, defended him at a rally, criticizing media coverage as "shameful."
- Collins declined to speculate on voter impact, saying "That's really up to the people of Maine," as Platner remains the Democratic frontrunner following Governor Janet Mills's campaign suspension.
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Platner says ‘Maine has my back’ as Collins calls latest allegations ‘troubling’
Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner is remaining defiant in the face of mounting scrutiny over his past, as Maine voters prepare to cast ballots in the upcoming Senate primaries and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) labels the latest allegations against her presumptive Democratic rival “troubling.” Platner returned to the campaign trail on Friday, a day after...
Susan Collins: Platner's Ex's Describing His 'Unsettling' Behavior Is 'Troubling'
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) responded to a recent report in the New York Times, in which several ex-girlfriends of Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) described his "unsettling" behavior. Collins called the allegations against Platner "troubling." The post Susan Collins Responds to Graham Platner Ex’s Describing ‘Unsettling’ Behavior: Allegations Are ‘Troubling’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Susan Collins calls NYT report about Graham Platner ‘troubling’
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Friday made her first public comment on a widely reported New York Times article about Graham Platner’s past relationships, calling the story “troubling.” The Republican senator from Maine made the remarks about her likely Democratic challenger to reporters at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Newry, WMTW reported. “The allegations in the latest story are troubling, and I believe that Graham Platner has…
‘Never Even Heard Her Name’: Susan Collins Denies Knowing Platner Accuser, Calls Allegations ‘Troubling’
Screenshot Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) answered Maine media’s questions about opponent Graham Platner (D)’s ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield, a registered Republican who recently made allegations against him to The New York Times. In the Times story, Fifield is described as a “Virginia conservative” who reportedly dated Platner between 2013 and 2015, and disputed his claim that he was unaware one of his tattoos was a Nazi “Totenkopf.” Fifield also sa…
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