Bernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’
It’s Sanders’ first comment since POLITICO reported on Monday that a woman who dated Platner sexually assaulted her.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman torched Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for promoting disgraced Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner despite the many scandals and clear signs that he was a "predator."
It’s Sanders’ first comment since POLITICO reported on Monday that a woman who dated Platner sexually assaulted her.
Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation.
Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential supporters, is the latest to call on him to withdraw from race in MaineThe progressive senator Bernie Sanders has called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the US Senate race in Maine, citing “very serious allegations” of sexual assault.While Platner has denied the claim, first reported by Politico, a…
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he spoke with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner and recommended that he exit the Senate race.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Monday called for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to rescind his endorsement of embattled Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner following sexual assault allegations. Sanders has stood by Platner through a slew of controversies, including those that allege Platner has a pattern of violence against women, but as of Monday,…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday said he told Democrat Graham Platner to withdraw from the race for Maine Senate in the wake of a report alleging Platner sexually assaulted a woman he was dating in 2021. “I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine,” Sanders said in a brief…