‘Public opinion hasn’t caught up’ on Platner sexting scandal: Byron York

What Graham Platner Did At His Brother’s Wedding Revealed His Repulsive Character 10 Years Ago

Graham Platner's behavior reveals him to be an immature, self-centered person who shouldn't get to replace a harmless centrist.

Fetterman compares Platner’s sexting scandal to Eric Swalwell

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) unloaded criticism Tuesday against fellow Democrat Graham Platner, the party’s embattled presumptive nominee who’s set to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Maine’s battleground Senate race. A centrist with a track record of bucking Democrats, Fetterman compared Platner’s latest controversy, an extramarital sexting scandal, to disgraced former California Democratic Rep. Eric […]

WATCH: Schiff ducks Platner questions as embattled Dem Senate hopeful hits DC

Sen. Adam Schiff says he'll wait to learn more about allegations against Maine Democrat Graham Platner as party divisions grow over his Senate bid.

'Should be nowhere near Congress': Even 'The View' thinks Graham Platner is a TERRIBLE candidate

The hits keep coming for Graham Platner, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in the race for one of Maine's U.S. Senate seats.On Monday the women of "The View" trashed Platner's campaign and said he has no business being anywhere near Congress after grappling with so many scandals.'You’ve shown me who you are, and I heard you. This man should be nowhere near Congress.'The most recent revelation that Platner, who is married, sent sexually explicit messages to at least half a dozen women in recent years is just the latest sting for his campaign."On the heels of apologizing for a tattoo associated with Nazis, the offensive posts about a wounded U.S. soldier. Now his wife, Amy Gertner, is responding to reports that she gave his campaign a heads-up about her husband sending sexually explicit texts to several different women," said Whoopi Goldberg."Horrible. There is no doubt that this guy, Platner, is flawed, flawed, flawed in many ways," added Ana Navarro. "It is disturbing, and it is horrible. And why can't we do better? Why can't we have better candidates?""This guy just seems like a guy of not very good character," said former Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin. "Don't die on the hill of a guy who's going to be a headache for you for years to come."Sara Haines took special offense to Platner previously saying a U.S. soldier should have died on the battlefield."If you are capable of saying that at any time in your life, you’ve shown me who you are, and I heard you. This man should be nowhere near Congress. We’ve already got a wealth of people we need out. We’re not sending one like this in.""So he's a cheater," added Sunny Hostin. "He's an anti-Semite — because the fact that he had that tattoo for 20 years and didn't know what it was is a lie. So he's a liar, a racist, an anti-Semite; he's a homophobe. So he's all the things. And character does matter."Hostin also did not accept Platner's excuse that his racist comments were caused by post-traumatic stress disorder from his experiences in combat as a Marine."I know a lot of soldiers that have PTSD that aren't racist," she said.However, despite all of the problems they cited with Platner, Hostin went on to say they needed the victory in Maine to take control of the Senate away from Republicans. The Republican Party in Maine posted clips of the most critical comments in a video that was widely circulated on social media. RELATED: Trans-identifying 15-year-old plotted to kill classmate in order to resurrect Newtown shooter In response to the sexting scandal, Platner's wife put out a video calling the story "gossip" and trying to downplay it. Many described her video as uncomfortable to watch.Platner is presumed to be the Democratic nominee to run against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has been criticized by many in her own party for being moderate and centrist. Platner's main Democratic rival, Gov. Janet Mills, suspended her campaign in late April.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Platner’s Nuts

'Just Gossip' About Platner in Maine?

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The biggest fraud scandal in America? JD Vance says it’s worse than you think.

Vice President JD Vance revealed just how much taxpayer money is lost to fraud across America — and it’s more than you think.“We’ve referred over $22 billion in fraudulent small business loans back to the Treasury for collection. We deferred more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent Medicaid reimbursements that were coming from various states, particularly California,” Vance explained.The Trump administration has also “put a six-month hold on enrollments for new hospice and home health care providers” due to a large amount of fraud uncovered in hospices all over the country.“We’ve recovered taxpayer funds from the $135 billion stolen after the floodgates were opened in the immediate aftermath of COVID. We have found $6.3 billion in suspected fraudulent government contracts which were mostly awarded during the last administration, and that has stopped,” Vance continued.“And finally, we’ve blocked $60 million in student aid fraud that should have gone to young people trying to get an education, but instead were going to fraudsters,” he added.“JD Vance is doing his darndest to try to clean up the fraud situation in America,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray comments. “We’ve got all the Somali fraud. We’ve got fraud in California. We’ve got fraud, I’m sure, in every state, but it’s really really rampant in some more than others.”White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also commented on the huge amount of fraud, explaining that American systems were “set up based on the honor system.”“They’re set up based on the idea that you could trust the average person, through their own morality, to abide by the rules and comply with the law,” he said, before championing Vance’s efforts to tackle fraud.“Because of the vice president’s leadership, you are seeing the most muscular, robust, aggressive, dedicated, determined, and speedy effort to shut down criminal fraud that has not only ever occurred in the history of this country, but in any developed nation,” he said.“Thank you,” Gray comments.Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Fetterman compares Dems' defense of 'tacky and gross' Platner to disgraced ex-lawmaker

Sen. Fetterman breaks with Democrats over scandal-plagued candidate Graham Platner, citing explicit texts, Nazi iconography and offensive online posts.