普拉特纳过往Reddit帖子曾自称“共产党人”，还称警察是“混蛋”
2026-05-01 14:32 EDT / 福克斯新闻频道
国会首席特派记者查德·佩格拉姆报道，缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯退出联邦参议院民主党初选后，引发争议的候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳成为推定提名候选人。
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马里兰州联邦参议员、民主党人克里斯·范·霍伦为联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的“纳粹纹身”及过往网络言论争议辩护，称普拉特纳的行为可能与其赴阿富汗服役后患上的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）有关，认为他值得获得第二次机会。
普拉特纳曾是美国陆军和海军陆战队老兵，目前正挑战现任共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯的席位。随着缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯周四暂停竞选活动，普拉特纳已成为缅因州联邦参议院 race 的民主党领先候选人。
在接受《Punchbowl News》记者杰克·谢尔曼和安娜·帕尔默采访时，范·霍伦称普拉特纳是“能够击败苏珊·柯林斯”的候选人，能够吸引广泛的支持者群体，尤其是蓝领工人、劳工团体和原住民部落。范·霍伦表示，尽管普拉特纳有过“起起落落”，但他已证明能够与选民建立联系。
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2026年3月6日，缅因州民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在缅因州南波特兰发表讲话。（索菲亚·阿尔迪尼奥/彭博社）
“这家伙身上有纳粹纹身，”谢尔曼问道，“你怎么看这件事？”他随后指出，这种情况本应“ disqualify”其参选资格。
“我们来谈谈几个问题，包括他过往发表的言论，”范·霍伦说道，“我的意思是，他已经明确表示过，他曾代表美国参战。他经历过一段非常艰难的时期，属于创伤后应激障碍类的阶段。”
2025年4月29日，马里兰州联邦参议员、民主党人克里斯·范·霍伦在华盛顿特区的集会上发表讲话，声援被拘留的哥伦比亚大学学生穆赫辛·马赫达维。该学生在公民身份面谈期间被拘留后面临递解出境听证会。（凯拉·巴特科夫斯基/盖蒂图片社）
“他本人也说过，自己做过很多事、说过很多话，对此完全感到后悔，我确实相信人们应该拥有第二次机会，相信人们可以从错误中吸取教训，而且我认为他一直在这么做，”范·霍伦补充道。
去年10月，普拉特纳向记者表示，他胸口一处类似骷髅头的纹身——该符号与纳粹警察部队使用的“死亡头”标志相似——已经被遮盖。
缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯在竞选挑战共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯期间，接受CNN采访时回应了有关其年龄和健康的质疑。（盖蒂图片社）
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在过往的Reddit帖子中，普拉特纳曾自称“共产党人”，指责美国农村白人种族主义且愚蠢，还称警察是“混蛋”。普拉特纳表示，他发帖是为了“激起人们的情绪”。
普拉特纳已获得佛蒙特州联邦参议员、无党派人士伯尼·桑德斯的背书，两人都主张推行“全民医保”等社会主义政策，并主张打击亿万富翁阶层。
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Van Hollen backs embattled Dem with Nazi-linked tattoo, says ‘second chances’ matter
Platner’s past Reddit posts included calling himself a ‘communist’ and saying police officers were ‘bastards’
2026-05-01 14:32 EDT / Fox News
Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports after Gov. Janet Mills drops out of the Maine Senate Democratic primary, leaving controversial candidate Graham Platner as the presumptive nominee.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., pushed back against criticism of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner over his “Nazi tattoo” and past online comments, arguing that Platner’s behavior may be linked to PTSD stemming from his deployment to Afghanistan and that he deserves a second chance.
Platner, an Army and Marine Corps veteran, is vying to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Now that Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspended her Senate campaign Thursday, Platner has become the leading Democratic candidate in Maine’s U.S. Senate race.
In an interview with Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, Van Hollen described Platner as a candidate that “can beat Susan Collins” and appeal to a broad coalition of supporters, particularly blue-collar workers, labor groups and Native American tribes. Van Hollen said although Platner has had his “ups and downs,” he has proven able to connect with voters.
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Graham Platner, a Democrat from Maine and U.S. Senate candidate, speaks in South Portland, Maine, on March 6, 2026.(Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg)
“The dude has a Nazi tattoo,” Sherman asked. “How do you view that?” He went on to suggest that would be “disqualifying” to run for office.
“Let’s take a couple issues, including the comments he’s made in the past,” Van Hollen said. “I mean, he’s been very clear that he went into combat on behalf of the United States. He went through a really rough period, a PTSD-type period.”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a rally in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2025, supporting detained Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, who faces a deportation hearing after being detained during a citizenship interview.(Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
“He himself said there are lots of things he’s done and said that he completely regrets, and I do believe people should have second chances and that people can learn from their mistakes, and I think he’s been doing that,” Van Hollen continued.
In October, Platner told reporters that a tattoo on his chest resembling the Totenkopf, a skull-and-crossbones symbol associated with Nazi police, had been covered.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills responded to questions about her age and health during a CNN interview as she campaigned to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.(Getty Images)
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In past Reddit posts, Platner said he was a “communist,” accused rural White Americans of being racist and stupid, and said police officers were “bastards.” Platner said he was seeking “to get a rise out of people” with his Reddit posts.
Platner has received the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and shares his vision of implementing socialist policies like “Medicare-for-all” and dismantling the billionaire class.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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