"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told Axios on Tuesday that Platner, "like many others, went through a dark period in his life, said things that he regrets. ... He has apologized for them." "Nothing against Governor Mills, but we need people to come to Washington who are prepared to stand up and fight, not be part of the establishment," Sanders told Axios."
""I am not a secret Nazi," Platner told "Pod Save America" Monday night in an interview about his chest tattoo. It looks like a Totenkopf, a specific skull-and-crossbones image that was a symbol of Adolf Hitler's SS. Platner said he was drunk when he got the tattoo on deployment, along with fellow Marines. He's apologized for offensive posts about sexual assault victims, police officers and rural white people."
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer endorsed Maine Governor Janet Mills to run against Republican Senator Susan Collins after previously avoiding a public endorsement. A Platner spokesperson framed opposition as establishment-versus-Mainers and argued Graham would win because he had Mainers behind him. Senator Bernie Sanders noted Platner went through a dark period, apologized for past remarks, and emphasized a need for fighters in Washington rather than establishment figures. Platner, an oyster farmer and Marine veteran, ran an ad urging voters to "shuck" the 77-year-old governor. Platner has faced scrutiny over a chest tattoo resembling a Totenkopf and several offensive posts, which he has apologized for.
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