Ex-Girlfriends Dispute Graham Platner's Claim He Didn't Know Tattoo Meaning
At least two ex-girlfriends say Platner knew the tattoo’s Nazi meaning, while CNN reported he defended similar imagery on Reddit.
- Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faces scrutiny over a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi Totenkopf, or "death's head," which he claimed to have covered after its existence was reported last year.
- Critics question Platner's claim that he remained unaware of the tattoo's origins for about 18 years, particularly after CNN reporting revealed he defended similar symbols on Reddit.
- Lindsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend, alleged that Platner physically abused her during their relationship, including grabbing her shoulders and once forcibly holding her in a bedroom.
- Another ex-girlfriend alleged to the Post that Platner cheated on his then-fiancée, claiming a mutual friend witnessed infidelity at a wedding.
- A person who questioned Platner told the Post he offered a "bravado sob story" about keeping the tattoo, leaving observers to "draw our own conclusions" about his knowledge.
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New York Post: Graham Platner once mocked teen’s suicide attempt in Reddit posts
Graham Platner once mocked teen’s suicide attempt in Reddit postsDavid SpectorNew York PostJune 13, 2026 Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner appeared to cruelly mock a teen’s suicide attempt in a newly resurfaced Reddit post. The May 2012 Reddit thread begins with a photo of a teenage girl hanging out of an upper-story window, with a young man gripping her arms in an apparent attempt to save her, screenshots of the post showed. “A g…
The Tattoo Graham Platner Can’t Explain Away – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
The Totenkopf — a symbol closely associated with the Nazi SS — was tattooed on the chest of Maine senate candidate Graham Platner in 2007. He alleges that he did not know of the Nazi association with the symbol — Platner wore it proudly — until he began his candidacy at which point he had it allegedly covered up by another tattoo. Platner’s statements, not to mention his covered-over tattoo, disqualify him from serving in the senate. The plausib…
Lewiston Sun Journal
On Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo
In 2007, Graham Platner, a Marine from Maine (by his own admission, intoxicated at the time), entered a tattoo parlor in Croatia. He wanted a tattoo. His conscious choice, no matter how intoxicated he may have been, was a skull and crossbones chest tattoo closely resembling a Nazi Totenkopf (“death’s head”). The candidate would have us believe that, at that […]
Fellow Dems and Ex-Lovers Speak Out on Platner Campaign
Graham Platner’s candidacy as the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine continues to draw headlines, including over new criticisms from fellow Maine Democrats. Paige Loud, who ran in the Democrat primary to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, had strong words for Platner’s strategist, especially since she’s no longer a candidate. In addition, a woman claiming to have been Platner’s romantic partner posted to X about his tattoo. Lou…
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