Democratic Senate Candidate Announces He'll Remove Tattoo Resembling Nazi Symbol'

"It was not until I started hearing from reporters and DC insiders that I realized this tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol, Platner told Politico in a statement. I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that and to insinuate that I did is disgusting. I am already planning to get this removed."

"We chose a terrifying-looking skull and crossbones off the wall because we were marines and, you know, skulls and crossbones are pretty standard military thing, and we got those tattoos, and then we all moved on with our lives, he said, adding that he had been through several screenings and security clearances since then with no issue."

"I went to college, I went to the gym, I did all the things, and at no point in this entire experience of my life did anybody once say, Hey, you're a Nazi.' It never came up until we got wind that in the opposition research somebody was shopping the idea I was a secret Nazi with a hidden Nazi tattoo, and I can honestly say that if I was trying to hide it, I've not been doing a very good job for the past eighteen years."

Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate, announced plans to remove a chest tattoo after realizing it resembled a Nazi symbol. He said the resemblance became apparent only after hearing from reporters and DC insiders and that he would not have kept the tattoo had he known its implications. Platner said he chose the design at a Croatian tattoo parlor while inebriated during military service, describing it as a skull-and-crossbones common among Marines. He denied being a Nazi, noted he passed multiple screenings and security clearances, and said the claim surfaced through opposition research. Prior controversy involved old Reddit posts in which he disparaged police, which he has disavowed.

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