{"id":2604894,"date":"2026-05-20T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-gets-worse-dem-senate-candidate-who-got-nazi-tattoo-once-bragged-about-perverse-act-in-portable-toilets\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:01:03","slug":"it-gets-worse-dem-senate-candidate-who-got-nazi-tattoo-once-bragged-about-perverse-act-in-portable-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-gets-worse-dem-senate-candidate-who-got-nazi-tattoo-once-bragged-about-perverse-act-in-portable-toilets\/","title":{"rendered":"It Gets Worse: Dem Senate Candidate Who Got Nazi Tattoo Once Bragged About Perverse Act in Portable Toilets"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-gets-worse-dem-senate-candidate-who-got-nazi-tattoo-once-bragged-about-perverse-act-in-portable-toilets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the text describes political controversy surrounding Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ahead of the June primary.It recounts an earlier scandal in which Platner was accused of having a Nazi-resembling tattoo, after which he said he corrected the tattoo and apologized. It then claims a new issue: Fox News alleges that Platner\u2019s deleted Reddit account posted graphic, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vulgar bathroom-related content<\/a>, including remarks about masturbation in portable toilets and explicit descriptions of graffiti in military restrooms. The article says Platner previously dismissed such online controversies as jokes and concludes by noting it\u2019s unclear whether the latest allegations will affect his primary race against David Costello, wiht the winner expected to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the more peculiar topics in current American politics actually emanates from sleepy little Maine.<\/p>\n<p>The Pine Tree State, like all 49 of its peers, is getting ready for what should be a raucous and hotly contested November midterm election.<\/p>\n<p>And in one Senate race in the state, one of the Democratic candidates is starting to become a household name \u2014 for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most infamously, Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner was outed for something that most would assume is an automatic disqualification among the more progressive Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Platner apparently had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-candidate-graham-platner-says-nazi-tattoo-strengthened-standing-democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nazi tattoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And despite the initial fervor over the contemptible symbology, most of it died down after Platner came out with this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Years ago I got a skull and crossbones tattoo with my buddies in the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>I was appalled to learn it closely resembled a Nazi symbol. I altered it yesterday, into something that isn\u2019t deeply offensive to my core beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>I am very sorry to all of you who had to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RQSiRsrTiC\">pic.twitter.com\/RQSiRsrTiC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Graham Platner for Senate (@grahamformaine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/1981087613466660950?\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYears ago I got a skull and crossbones tattoo with my buddies in the Marine Corps,\u201d he posted in October 2025, shortly after the scandal first erupted.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI was appalled to learn it closely resembled a Nazi symbol. I altered it yesterday, into something that isn\u2019t deeply offensive to my core beliefs. I am very sorry to all of you who had to contemplate a symbol of hate over the past 48 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, there\u2019s a new controversy hounding Platner now. And while it may not be as deeply offensive as Nazi imagery, it\u2019s still not painting the best public image for a person whose livelihood largely depends on optics.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/unearthed-posts-show-dem-senate-hopeful-praising-vulgar-graffiti-making-crude-porta-potty-admissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Platner\u2019s since-deleted Reddit account was apparently responsible for putting up some heinously bizarre \u2014 and graphic \u2014 posts.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a bevy of unearthed posts, it was alleged that Platner\u2019s account would post about masturbating in portable toilets, as well as vulgar graffiti in military restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>One 2017 post reads: \u201cI still have to jerk off every time I sit in a portas****er\u2026 that blue water smell conditioned me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even more strangely, Platner also saw fit to report on vulgar bathroom graffiti, particularly from his time serving the country.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the more brazen examples, Platner would use terms like \u201cbeautiful\u201d and \u201cengorged and veiny\u201d to describe crude drawings of penises in bathrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Platner had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-responds-to-question-about-support-for-caitlyn-jenner-transgender-beauty-pageant-contestant\/\" title=\"Trump comments on support for Caitlyn Jenner, transgender beauty pageant contestant.\">previously waved<\/a> off his Reddit controversies as \u201ca joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if this latest revelation will have any major bearing on Platner\u2019s primary race against Democratic candidate David Costello. 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