Senate Dem candidate who wrote he 'became a communist' now says he was joking

Senate Dem candidate who wrote he ‘became a communist’ now says he was joking

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine Democrat Graham Platner now says he was “joking” in years-old Reddit posts where he identified himself as a “communist.” Platner, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me., in 2026, published the now-deleted Reddit posts between 2020 and 2021. In one of the posts, he wrote, “I got older and became a communist,” but he now claims it was merely “internet s—posting…

Senate Dem candidate who wrote he 'became a communist' now says he was joking

NEW You can now listen to Fox News short articles! Maine Democrat Graham Platner now states he was “joking” in years-old Reddit posts where he recognized himself as a “communist.” Platner, who is looking for the Democratic election to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me., in 2026, released the now-deleted Reddit posts in between 2020 and 2021. In among the posts, he composed, “I grew older and ended up being a communist,” however he now declares it …