Michael Smerconish challenged Graham Platner’s explanations for a Nazi-linked skull-and-crossbones tattoo and newly surfaced Reddit posts mocking a veteran. Platner said he got the tattoo in 2007 while intoxicated with fellow soldiers and claimed he did not know its meaning. The tattoo resembled the Totenkopf, historically associated with Nazis, and was covered only in October 2025, about 18 years later. Smerconish argued the delay indicates a sustained choice rather than a drunken mistake. He also cited Democratic figures, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, for endorsing Platner despite the veteran-related posts. Smerconish framed Platner as a potential Senate-seat flip target in Maine, currently held by Sen. Susan Collins.
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