Graham Platner Reddit posts and tattoo controversy
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Graham Platner Reddit posts and tattoo controversy has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Up First from NPR. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Graham PlatnerPresumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine
Platner says his skull tattoo never raised concerns across 17 years, including repeated screenings for gang and hate tattoos.
“But for 17 years of my life, including getting screened for tattoos, never once came up”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 25:57
Platner attributes voters' acceptance of his old Reddit posts mainly to forgiveness after he explained his transformation since his infantry years.
“Well, I think it's mostly forgiveness. Because when I explained it, I just pointed out that, look, I've not always been who I am today”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 22:04
Podcasts
- Up First from NPR · 1 episode
Episodes
Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s NewsmakersUp First from NPR · Jun 1, 2026 · 48 min
Leila Fadel interviews Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner about his working-class politics, past controversies, masculinity, the Iran war, Pete Hegseth, and beating Susan Collins.