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Platner’s brutal attacks on Army soldiers as ‘fat, lazy’ revealed in resurfaced posts
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Sen. Susan Collins blasted Platner over resurfaced Reddit posts mocking a U.S. soldier, calling the comments "just appalling" as scrutiny grows over the controversial online remarks. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
Graham Platner, the Democrat's presumptive nominee for Senate in Maine, described the United States Army as "absolute trash" and "full of fat, lazy trash who would rather not be in uniform" in posts on his now-deleted Reddit account.
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Platner, wearing his Easter lily pin, outside his home in Sullivan, Maine
Graham Platner is sitting down for a bite between campaign events in his dining room overlooking Frenchman Bay, the scenic Down East waterway where he once farmed oysters, and more recently takes reporters on boat rides to talk about his unexpected political ascent. Sun streams into the room, which is decorated with family photos and wooden Easter eggs painted pastel shades. Suddenly Platner’s black Lab, Zevon (named after rock star Warren), lunges at the tinfoil-wrapped breakfast sandwich on the table. Platner sticks his hand into the dog’s mouth to wrestle it away.
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