"Nearly 20 years ago, the Maine Democrat drunkenly selected a skull and crossbones design while out on leave with his fellow Marines in Croatia. It wasn't until several weeks into his campaign for a key U.S. Senate seat that Platner says he discovered that the design was recognized as a Nazi symbol. Rather than wait through multiple sessions of laser removal, Platner called a friend to help him get rid of it."
"Ostberg, a self-proclaimed "baby tattooer" who has been licensed to ink for just two years, was eager to help. For Ostberg, the request wasn't abnormal - covering up a design is a common practice in the tattoo world - and Platner's willingness to take action when learning about the image's connection to Nazis was reflective of the friend Ostberg had known for years."
Graham Platner drunkenly selected a skull-and-crossbones tattoo while on leave with fellow Marines in Croatia nearly 20 years ago. Weeks into a U.S. Senate campaign, he discovered the design was recognized as a Nazi symbol and chose a cover-up instead of laser removal. Artist Mischa Ostberg, licensed to tattoo for two years and described as a "baby tattooer," agreed to help and framed the decision as a friend responding to a mistake. Platner has also faced scrutiny over now-deleted Reddit posts containing dismissive or offensive comments about several groups.
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