2026年6月3日 美国东部时间下午4:40 / 福克斯新闻频道
工作人员在民主党人会见该候选人的大楼外高呼“普拉特纳是个变态”和“删掉你的Kik”
作者：亚历克·舍梅尔 福克斯新闻
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397448032112
伯尼·桑德斯对质问格雷厄姆·普拉特纳丑闻、裹着毛巾的共和党抗议者发火
裹着毛巾的共和党抗议者在华盛顿民主党参议院竞选委员会总部外嘲讽格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的Kik自拍，促使伯尼·桑德斯指责他们及其他共和党人没有资格就“道德”说教。（图源：尼古拉斯·巴莱西 福克斯新闻数字频道）
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佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯本周在民主党参议院竞选委员会（DSCC）总部外，对裹着毛巾的共和党工作人员大发雷霆，此前他们就桑德斯和其他民主党高层对丑闻缠身的缅因州参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的支持当面提出质问。
福克斯新闻数字频道获取的视频显示，这些共和党抗议者中包括全国共和党参议员竞选委员会（NRSC）和共和党全国委员会（RNC）的工作人员，他们裹着毛巾，以此嘲讽普拉特纳的一张露骨Kik头像照片——照片中这位民主党参议院候选人赤裸上身，腰间围着毛巾。
“你还支持格雷厄姆·普拉特纳吗，哪怕他在Kik上有账号？”一名抗议者在华盛顿民主党参议院竞选委员会总部外向桑德斯发问，当时普拉特纳和其他民主党高层正进出该总部，准备在6月9日初选前会见这位陷入困境的候选人。
裹着毛巾的共和党抗议者在民主党参议院竞选委员会总部外举着针对缅因州民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的标语牌，普拉特纳当时正因Kik头像、纳粹关联纹身和色情短信丑闻接受审查，正与民主党高层会面。（图源：尼古拉斯·巴莱西/福克斯新闻数字频道）
普拉特纳的竞选团队一直被多起争议事件困扰，包括一处被认定为纳粹标志的纹身（他后来将其遮盖）、被重新翻出的reddit发帖——这些帖子指责强奸受害者、散布种族刻板印象、嘲讽紫心勋章获得者、煽动政治暴力，以及该热门博客平台上其他诸多争议言论。
【观看：民主党议员在与身陷困境的缅因州候选人紧急会面中为普拉特纳的行为辩解】
与此同时，就在初选仅剩几天之际，普拉特纳又曝出新问题：有报道称，他在婚姻存续期间与其他女性交换过露骨色情短信，且拥有活跃的Kik账号，头像为一张自己对着镜子拍摄的赤裸上身照，腰间围着毛巾。共和党工作人员正是以此为梗，裹着毛巾在民主党参议院竞选委员会总部外进行抗议。Kik是一款匿名聊天应用，曾与儿童色情案件相关联，儿童安全组织批评其为“掠食者的天堂”。
福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄的抗议视频中，可以听到“普拉特纳是个变态！”和“删掉你的Kik！”的口号，以及写有“恋童癖普拉特纳给孩子发信息”的标语。
包括全国共和党参议员竞选委员会工作人员在内的共和党人员，在华盛顿民主党参议院竞选委员会总部外抗议，他们裹着毛巾，以此嘲讽缅因州参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳被报道的Kik头像照片。（图源：尼古拉斯·巴莱西/福克斯新闻数字频道）
“你是站在共和党这边吗？”桑德斯在抗议者问及普拉特纳的Kik账号时反问道。
【科里·布克承认：格雷厄姆·普拉特纳“有问题需要交代”，此前最新丑闻曝光】
“这无关紧要，”抗议者回应道，随后双方激烈交锋，桑德斯开始抨击共和党所谓的“道德”。
“你们在谈论道德和腐败？那特朗普总统呢？”桑德斯指着抗议者们大喊道，“祝你们一天愉快，”说完便转身离开。
福克斯新闻数字频道未发现普拉特纳在Kik上与未成年人沟通的证据。围绕该账号的争议核心在于这款应用的儿童安全声誉、露骨的头像照片，以及相关报道同时曝光了普拉特纳在婚姻存续期间与女性发送露骨短信的丑闻。
2026年5月24日，伯尼·桑德斯参议员与民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在缅因州奥罗诺市缅因大学“对抗寡头政治”巡回演讲活动中同台亮相。（图源：乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社）
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与此同时，普拉特纳对围绕其个人生活的部分报道提出异议，他的妻子则批评公开披露他们婚姻的私密细节。他还为过去的网络言论道歉，并表示那处已被遮盖的纹身是多年前在不知其与纳粹有关联的情况下纹的。
民主党参议院竞选委员会总部外的这场对峙，凸显了共和党愈发公开地试图将普拉特纳的争议转化为全国民主党人的负担，包括桑德斯和其他继续支持他的高层民主党人士——缅因州6月9日将举行民主党参议院初选。
WATCH: Sanders lashes out at GOP ‘morality’ while rallying behind Dem with Nazi-linked tattoo
June 3, 2026 4:40pm EDT / Fox News
Staffers chanted ‘Platner is a creep’ and ‘Delete your Kik’ outside the building where Dems met with the candidate
By Alec Schemmel, Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397448032112
Bernie Sanders snaps at towel-clad GOP protesters pressing him on Graham Platner scandals
Towel-clad GOP protesters mocked Graham Platner’s Kik selfie outside DSCC headquarters in DC, leading Bernie Sanders to accuse them and other Republicans of lacking standing to lecture on ‘morality.’ (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., lashed out at towel-clad Republican staffers outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s (DSCC) headquarters this week after they confronted him and other top Dems over their support for scandal-plagued Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows the Republican protesters, including staffers from the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC), dressed in towels to mock a sexually suggestive Kik profile photo of Platner that showed the Democratic Senate hopeful shirtless with a towel around his waist.
“Do you support Graham Platner even though he’s on Kik?” one protester asked Sanders outside the DSCC headquarters in Washington, D.C., where Platner and other top Dems were seen entering and exiting to meet with the embattled candidate ahead of his June 9 primary.
Towel-clad GOP protesters hold signs targeting Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters, where Platner met with top Democrats amid scrutiny over his Kik profile, Nazi-linked tattoo and sexting scandals.(Nicholas Ballasy/Fox News Digital)
Platner’s campaign has been dogged by controversies, including a tattoo recognized as a Nazi symbol that he has since covered up, resurfaced Reddit posts that blamed rape victims, pushed racial stereotypes, mocked a Purple Heart veteran, and encouraged political violence, among other controversial comments on the popular blogging platform.
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Meanwhile, Platner’s issues continued just days ahead of his primary after it was reported Platner had exchanged sexually-explicit text messages with other women during his marriage and had an active Kik profile featuring a shirtless mirror selfie with a towel around his waist, a photo GOP staffers appeared to mock outside the DSCC by showing up in towels. Kik is an anonymous messaging app linked to child exploitation cases, which child-safety groups have criticized as a “predator’s paradise.”
Chants of “Platner is a creep!” and “Delete your Kik!” alongside signs that read “PEDO PLATNER MESSAGED KIDS” could be seen in video of the demonstration caught by Fox News Digital.
Republican staffers, including National Republican Senatorial Committee staffers, protest outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., wearing towels to mock Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s reported Kik profile photo.(Nicholas Ballasy/Fox News Digital)
“Are you with the Republican party?” Sanders shot back in response to the protester’s question about Platner’s Kik account.
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“It doesn’t matter,” the protester returned before Sanders lashed out about Republican “morality” amid the heated back-and-forth.
“Are you talking about morality and corruption? With President Trump?” Sanders shouted at the protesters as he pointed back at them. “Have a nice day,” he said before walking off.
Fox News Digital has found no evidence that Platner communicated with minors on Kik. The controversy surrounding the account centers on the app’s child-safety reputation, the sexually suggestive profile photo and its emergence alongside separate reporting about Platner’s sexually explicit messages with women during his marriage.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, Platner has disputed portions of the reporting surrounding his personal life, while his wife has criticized the disclosure of private details about their marriage. He has also apologized for past online comments and said the tattoo, which he has since covered, was obtained years ago without knowledge of its Nazi associations.
The confrontation outside the DSCC underscored the increasingly public effort by Republicans to turn Platner’s controversies into a liability for national Democrats, including Sanders and other top party figures who have continued to stand by him ahead of Maine’s June 9 Democratic Senate primary.
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