这位民主党初选领跑者在被问及是否配得上代表缅因州出任联邦参议员时拒绝回应
2026年6月2日 美国东部时间下午5:56 / 福克斯新闻
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缅因州联邦参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳周二在民主党参议院竞选委员会参加会议前后，回避了记者的提问，此前他被曝卷入色情短信丑闻，且过往网络帖子重新浮出水面引发批评。
当普拉特纳下车准备会见议员时，福克斯新闻数字频道记者向他问道：“普拉特纳先生，您今天是来平息风波的吗，先生？”但他并未回应。
随后他对一系列问题均不予理睬，包括是否配得上代表缅因州出任美国参议员、是否会继续参选，以及过往争议事件。
民主党参议员回避有关普拉特纳丑闻竞选的提问：“我没有密切关注这场竞选”
据报道，这位有望挑战现任参议员苏珊·柯林斯的民主党候选人承认，在与妻子结婚两年后，曾与多名女性交换露骨色情短信。(乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社)
目前民调领先的普拉特纳周二计划在华盛顿与民主党参议员举行会议，此时两党都对他的性行为不端和不忠指控表达了担忧。
普拉特纳在发给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示：“我和艾米经历了一段艰难的时期——这都是我的错。”
“我们共同努力解决了问题，我每天每时每刻都感激她。”他补充道，“我在这场竞选中学到的是，民众并不关心八卦或头条新闻，他们关心的是你是否在为他们的医院、他们的薪水、他们的孩子而战。”
这位民主党候选人的妻子艾米·格特纳在2024年两人结婚后仅数月，就发现了普拉特纳与多名女性的短信往来。
在《华尔街日报》报道格特纳在婚后不久就发现了这些短信，并警告竞选助手普拉特纳的参议员参选可能面临政治风险后，普拉特纳的竞选团队向《政治报》证实了这些露骨短信的真实性。
联邦参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在婚内向多名女性发送露骨短信，妻子爆料：报道
本月早些时候，格雷厄姆·普拉特纳与妻子艾米·格特纳合影。(乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社)
在周六发布到X平台的一段视频中，格特纳还为丈夫辩护，反击有关出轨的指控。
“这让我非常愤怒——失望，我觉得很可耻的是，有一群媒体和人士宁愿传播八卦，也不愿讨论格雷厄姆竞选时真正关注的议题，比如医疗保健、教育和儿童保育。”她说。
人们还发现，普拉特纳在匿名聊天应用Kik上拥有一个活跃账号，该应用因儿童安全倡导者的批评而饱受诟病，且常与匿名约会挂钩。福克斯新闻数字频道查看了这个2016年创建的账号，其中包含一张普拉特纳赤裸上身、仅用毛巾裹腰的露骨照片。
一名竞选官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，普拉特纳是在单身时下载了这款应用，并声称该应用“早已从他的手机上删除”。
出轨丑闻缠身之际，普拉特纳仍在被称为‘掠食者天堂’的匿名应用上拥有活跃账号
已删除的网络帖子和与纳粹相关的纹身，进一步加剧了围绕普拉特纳及其联邦参议员竞选的争议。
2026年5月25日，缅因州民主党联邦参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳与佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯出席在缅因州波特兰举行的“打击寡头政治”活动。(索菲·帕克/彭博社/盖蒂图片社)
这位曾在伊拉克和阿富汗执行四次战斗任务的海军陆战队退伍军人，因2019年6月的一篇Reddit帖子引发 backlash，帖子中称在2012年与塔利班武装冲突中中弹四次的紫心勋章获得者泰迪·丹尼尔斯“不配活着”。
本月早些时候福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄的一段视频显示，他拒绝为这些网络评论道歉。
普拉特纳将与戴维·科斯特洛一同出现在缅因州民主党联邦参议员初选的选票上。选民将于6月9日选出候选人，在11月与现任五届共和党议员苏珊·柯林斯展开角逐。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系普拉特纳的竞选团队置评。
基拉·麦克唐纳是福克斯新闻数字频道制作助理。
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397349590112
WATCH: Scandal-plagued Platner dodges questions before and after DC meeting with Democrats
The leading Democratic primary candidate refused to respond when asked if he deserves to represent Maine in the Senate
June 2, 2026 5:56pm EDT / Fox News
By Kiera McDonald Fox News
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner dodged questions from reporters Tuesday before and after a meeting at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee amid an alleged sexting scandal and criticism over resurfaced online posts.
“Mr. Platner, are you here to calm the waters, sir?” Platner was asked by Fox News Digital when confronted as he exited a car to meet with lawmakers, but he did not respond.
He then ignored other questions on whether he deserves to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, whether he will stay in the race, and controversies from his past.
DEM SENATORS DEFLECT QUESTIONS ON PLATNER’S SCANDAL-PLAGUED CAMPAIGN: ‘NOT FOLLOWING THAT RACE CLOSELY’
The Democratic candidate looking to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in Maine has admitted to exchanging sexual sexts with several women after marrying his wife two years ago, according to a report.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Platner, who is currently leading in the polls, was attending a planned meeting with Democratic senators in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as concerns from both sides of the political spectrum have emerged over sexual misconduct and infidelity allegations.
In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, Platner said: “Amy and I went through something hard — because of me.”
“We did the work, and I’m grateful for her every hour of every day,” he added. “I’ve learned throughout this campaign is that people don’t care about gossip or headlines, they care that you’re fighting for their hospitals, their paycheck, their kids.”
The Democratic candidate’s wife Amy Gertner, discovered text exchanges between Platner and multiple women just months after they were married in 2024.
Platner’s campaign confirmed the sexually-explicit messages to Politico after The Wall Street Journal reported that Gertner discovered the texts soon after they were wed and warned a campaign aide about potential political liabilities for Platner’s Senate bid.
SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORT
Graham Platner with his wife Amy Gertner earlier this month.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
In a video posted to X on Saturday, Gertner also defended her husband against cheating-related attacks.
“So it makes me really angry — disappointed, and I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on, like healthcare and education and childcare,” she said.
It was also discovered that Platner has an active account on Kik, an anonymous messaging app that has drawn criticism from child safety advocates and is widely associated with anonymous encounters. The profile, created in 2016 and reviewed by Fox News Digital, contains a sexually suggestive photo of Platner posing shirtless with only a towel wrapped around his waist.
A campaign official told Fox News Digital that Platner downloaded the app when he was single and claimed it has “long been deleted from his phone.”
PLATNER STILL HAS ACTIVE ACCOUNT ON ANONYMOUS APP DUBBED ‘PREDATOR’S PARADISE’ AMID CHEATING SCANDAL
Deleted online posts and a Nazi-linked tattoo have added to the controversies surrounding Platner and his bid for U.S. Senate.
Graham Platner, Democratic Senate candidate for Maine, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, attend a Fighting Oligarchy event in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2026.(Sophie Park/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The Marine Corps veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan faced backlash for a June 2019 Reddit post he made saying Purple Heart veteran Teddy Daniels, who was shot four times during a 2012 clash with Taliban fighters, “didn’t deserve to live.”
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He declined to apologize for the online comments in a video taken by Fox News Digital last month.
Platner will appear on the ballot alongside David Costello in the Democratic Senate primary in Maine. Voters will decide on June 9 who will face incumbent five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign for comment.
Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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