Fetterman Criticizes Dem Nominee Platner, Won't Back Collins

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman delivered a scathing public rebuke of his own party’s Senate nominee in Maine, Graham Platner, during a televised interview on Friday, June 12. Fetterman’s comments, made on Fox News, highlighted deep internal divisions within the Democratic Party as it heads into a critical general election where Platner will challenge Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

Fetterman condemned Platner’s personal controversies, which include allegations of sending explicit messages to women outside his marriage, a chest tattoo he later covered after learning it resembled a Nazi symbol, and past social media posts where he reportedly described himself as a communist and downplayed sexual assault in the military. “If he was a Republican, how would Democrats describe him?” Fetterman asked. “They would declare that this guy is a degenerate. You know, he cheats on his wife and he has Nazi tattoos.” He argued that Democrats were overlooking these issues simply because Platner is the party’s nominee, stating, “We’re the party of pearl-clutching, and now we’ve embraced him because we don’t have a choice.”

Despite his harsh criticism, Fetterman firmly rejected any...