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华盛顿——宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼表示，在一系列丑闻中支持缅因州民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的党内人士，如果普拉特纳退出竞选，不应参与遴选其潜在继任者的工作。
“如今将普拉特纳这类人推上这个席位的许多人，都应该袖手旁观，”费特曼在周二接受《梅杰·加勒特专访》采访时说道。
普拉特纳多年前发表的争议性网络言论、他承认曾纹过与纳粹标志关联广泛的纹身，以及针对女性的露骨短信和不当行为指控曝光后，包括国会议员在内的不少人仍在支持普拉特纳，费特曼对此予以谴责。
普拉特纳的前女友珍妮·拉西科特告诉《政治报》和美国有线电视新闻网，普拉特纳在2021年性侵过她——普拉特纳对此予以否认——这一指控导致这位候选人失去了民主党高层的支持。呼吁普拉特纳退选的人士中包括佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯，他周二在一份声明中表示，他已就“缅因州的最佳前进道路”与普拉特纳进行了交谈，并“建议他让位”。
“我们怎么会走到这一步？”费特曼说，“这是一件值得深究的事，而真正促成这一局面的人……也应该被追究责任。”
费特曼特别点名批评了桑德斯，称桑德斯“比任何人都更让普拉特纳声名鹊起”。
在周一接受福克斯新闻采访时，费特曼呼吁桑德斯“向受害者道歉”。
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fetterman-calls-graham-platner-total-dirtbag-sexual-assault-allegation/
Fetterman tells those who backed Platner to “sit it out” on a possible replacement
July 7, 2026 / 6:27 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington— Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said members of the party who helped prop up Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner amid a string of scandals should not play a role in selecting his potential replacement if he drops out of the race.
“Many of these people that put someone like Platner in this seat right now, sit it out,” Fetterman said in an interview with “The Takeout with Major Garrett” on Tuesday.
Fetterman condemned his colleagues in Congress and others who continued backing Platner after problematic internet comments he made years ago came to light, his admission that he once had a tattoo widely associated with a Nazi emblem, and allegations of sexually explicit texts andconcerning behavior toward women.
A Maine woman he previously dated, Jenny Racicot,told Politico and CNNthat Platner sexually assaulted her in 2021 — which Platner denied — leading the candidate to lose the support of top Democrats. Among those who called for Platner to drop out was Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, who said in a statement Tuesday that he spoke with Platner about “about the best path forward for Maine” and “recommended that he step aside.”
“How have we arrived here?” Fetterman said. “That I think is an important thing to explore and the people that really made that possible … hold them accountable too.”
Fetterman specifically called out Sanders, saying he put Platner on the map “more than anyone.”
In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Fetterman called on Sanders “to apologize to the victims.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fetterman-calls-graham-platner-total-dirtbag-sexual-assault-allegation/
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