Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, declined to apologize after being asked about his past celebration of a video showing an American soldier being shot. In 2019, he made derogatory comments about Pfc. Ted Daniels, who fought in 2012 against the Taliban. Daniels later explained that his squad was pinned down by machine gun fire and that he exposed himself to draw fire so his squad could reach safety. Daniels received four bullet wounds and a Purple Heart. When questioned by a reporter, Platner said any claim that he disrespect veterans was slanderous and offensive, and he pointed to the number of Purple Hearts among his friends.
"Back in 2019, Platner mused that a video of Pfc. Ted Daniels engaging in a firefight with the Taliban back in 2012 never gets old. Dumb mother f*cker. At least his stupidity and fat a** wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible shit decision possible when it comes to small unit combat."
"In the clip, Daniels can be hears shouting, Help me, and I'm hit. He sustained four bullet wounds. The Purple Heart recipient explained in an interview that his squad was pinned down by machine gun fire and he came out into the open to draw fire so my squad could get to safety. I don't know if I held it together, but I tried to, Daniels told The Washington Post. I put my a** on the line for other guys. I still functioned even though I was scared to death."
"REPORTER: I was wondering if you regret the post about the Purple Heart veteran if you think you need to apologize to him? What you would say to voters who might be upset by it. PLATNER: I did four tours in the infantry. Any attempt to say that I disrespect veterans is slanderous and offensive. REPORTER: Do you think you owe him an apology? PLATNER: I-, do you know how many of my friends have Purple Hearts? Do you know how many of my friends got wounded? REPORTER: I'm sure a lot. PLATNER: Yeah, a lot of them. Thank you."
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