Moron Platner

Maine Democrats (all Democrats, actually) are just fine with a communist senate candidate who despises America, but not all that long ago the party at least pretended to honor veterans and their service. I don’t believe that’s still the case, so the unearthing of still more Graham Platner quotes won’t lessen their enthusiasm, but it should.

Graham Platner Endorsed Comment From 'RevolutionaryCommie' Calling America a 'Disgraceful Country': 'I'm an American, and I Can't Disagree'

The since-deleted Reddit post came in the wake of the Iranian terror chief Qassem Soleimani's death

In the wake of the U.S. strike that took out longtime Iranian terror chief Qassem Soleimani, a Reddit user posting under the handle "RevolutionaryCommie" denounced America's "ghoulish" and "disgusting" response to Soleimani's death, writing, "They are a disgraceful country." The comment earned an endorsement from left-wing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who responded, "I can't disagree."

The remark from "RevolutionaryCommie" came in response to an original post highlighting President Donald Trump's famous American flag tweet sent after the January 2020 strike killed Soleimani, then the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans during the Iraq war. The self-described communist Redditor took issue with the "responses to the tweet: the racism, the cheering death, the calling for more killings, the mocking of the dead," calling it "the most ghoulish and disgusting thing I've ever seen. They are a disgraceful country." Platner, using the alias "P-Hustle," responded with his endorsement.

"I'm an American, and I can't disagree with you tonight," he wrote.

The comment, which has not been previously reported, is the latest in a series of remarks from Platner denigrating the United States and its military veterans.

Months before his Soleimani-inspired remark, in June 2019, Platner—who also referred to himself as a "communist" on Reddit—denigrated a Purple Heart recipient, Teddy Daniels, who was shown in a then-viral video being shot by Taliban fighters amid a firefight in Afghanistan. Daniels had purposely moved into open fire to draw attention away from his fellow soldiers. Platner called him a "dumb motherf—er" who "didn't deserve to live."

"This video never gets old," Platner wrote. "Dumb motherf—er didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass 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."

Years later, in May 2024, Platner appeared on the podcast Green Beret Chronicle Show to expand on comments he originally posted to Reddit accusing members of Task Unit Bruiser, the legendary Navy SEAL unit that included widely regarded war hero and "American Sniper" Chris Kyle. Platner suggested Kyle shot innocent civilians to inflate his kill numbers, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

"[Kyle's] stories about how many people he was shooting certainly tracked with the behavior we, I, witnessed," said Platner, who served in Iraq but said he "didn't know" the members of Task Unit Bruiser. "It's relatively easy to get high numbers like that if you're, if you're a little less discriminating in your fire than, say, a more professional unit would be."

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Indeed, Platner has said plenty, most notably in comments posted to Reddit under his since-deleted "P-Hustle" account. In addition to calling himself a "communist," Platner wrote that rural white Americans "actually are" racist and stupid and that rape victims should "take some responsibility."

….[T] he polling gap between Platner and Collins has shrunk. Platner faced a fresh wave of criticism after the New York Times reported on his troubled relationships with women, most notably quoting an ex-girlfriend who accused Platner of physical abuse and said he boasted of deliberately choosing his infamous "Totenkopf" tattoo—a skull-and-crossbones symbol associated with the Nazi SS—because he found it "relevant" to his military unit. A recent poll from Quantus Insights found that Platner now leads Collins by just 1 point.

Platner's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.