{"id":2608818,"date":"2026-05-31T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-chris-murphy-says-platner-made-mistakes-after-explicit-texts-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T19:07:44","slug":"sen-chris-murphy-says-platner-made-mistakes-after-explicit-texts-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-chris-murphy-says-platner-made-mistakes-after-explicit-texts-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chris Murphy says Platner &#8216;made mistakes&#8217; after explicit texts revealed"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsen-chris-murphy-says-platner-made-mistakes-after-explicit-texts-revealed%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=2608818&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>Sen. Chris Murphy said Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has \u201cmade mistakes\u201d after reports that Platner\u2019s wife found sexually explicit messages on his phone and notified his campaign. In an interview with CBS News\u2019s *Face the Nation*, murphy said he hasn\u2019t closely followed the details but pointed to Platner\u2019s military service and his evolving positions on the campaign trail. He argued the race presents a contrast between Platner, whom he portrayed as having served the country, and Platner\u2019s likely opponent, susan collins, whom Murphy characterized as aligned with Donald Trump and corruption from the White House. Platner\u2019s wife,Amy Gertner,defended her husband,saying she \u201cknows who she married.\u201d the text-message scandal is the latest issue for Platner, an oyster farmer running an anti-establishment platform, after additional backlash from past online posts resurfaced from Reddit; Platner has said those views stemmed from PTSD related to his military service.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-murphy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2927\">Chris Murphy<\/a> (D-CT) on Sunday said Democratic candidate in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine\u2019s<\/a> Senate race <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> \u201cmade mistakes\u201d after reports that his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wife found sexually explicit texts<\/a> with several women on his phone and brought it to his campaign\u2019s attention. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with CBS News\u2019s <em>Face the Nation,<\/em> Murphy was asked if Platner passed the \u201ccharacter test\u201d after his campaign confirmed Platner\u2019s wife, Amy Gertner, told the campaign\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/30\/us\/politics\/graham-platner-maine-senate-texts.html\">then-political director Genevieve McDonald<\/a> about her husband\u2019s extramarital engagements. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4588700\/not-republican-party-maga-party-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018This is not the Republican Party anymore, it\u2019s the MAGA party\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4588623\/dnc-ken-martin-support-2024-election-autopsy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats leave DNC\u2019s Ken Martin hanging after botched 2024 election autopsy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4588683\/beshear-southern-democrats-revival-midterms-2028\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Beshear touts Southern Democratic revival as party searches for 2028 message<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy said he had not been following reports closely but pointed to Platner\u2019s military service and the different stances he has made on the campaign trail. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGraham Platner is somebody that has served our country,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cHe\u2019s also made mistakes, and he has admitted that. Character also involved standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murphy framed Platner\u2019s competitor, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-CT), as somebody who \u201cprotects\u201d President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, adding that Platner\u2019s time in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marines\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1788\">Marines<\/a> proves his dedication to the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis race is going to be a contrast between somebody that has put his life on the line for this country against somebody that is literally empowering the moral hollowing out of our nation from the White House,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI think this is going to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ericsson-says-no-hardware-exported-to-russia-only-software-support\/\" title=\"Ericsson says no hardware exported to Russia, only software support\">pretty clear contrast<\/a> in Maine between somebody who has spent his life protecting us versus somebody who seems to be protecting Donald Trump\u2019s corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gertner, who married Platner in 2023, also defended her husband, saying she \u201cknows who she married.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-fundraises-for-virginia-dem-who-served-time-for-underage-sex\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Fundraises for Virginia Dem Who Served Time for Underage Sex\">explicit text messages<\/a> are the latest scandal facing Platner, an oyster farmer running on an anti-establishment platform. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner has dug in on his military background when pitching himself to voters, but resurfaced posts from a Reddit account have created a roadblock for the candidate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-how-democrats-could-replace-platner-on-the-maine-senate-ticket-after-he-wins-the-primary\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4588575\/how-democrats-could-replace-platner-after-primary\/\"><strong>HOW DEMOCRATS COULD REPLACE PLATNER ON THE MAINE SENATE TICKET AFTER HE WINS THE PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-mexico-city-residents-not-thrilled-with-transplants-from-california\/\" title=\"Some Mexico City Residents Not Thrilled With Transplants From California\">expletive-laced post<\/a> under a soldier being shot by the Taliban, he called the soldier dumb, stupid, and fat. The video was from U.S. Army veteran Ted Daniels\u2019s helmet cam. Daniels was shot four times and awarded the Purple Heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several other <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4588033\/graham-platner-question-armenia-genocide-reddit\/\">Reddit posts have<\/a> muddied the waters of Platner\u2019s campaign, but he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/graham-platner-wife-told-campaign-about-sexually-explicit-texts-he-sent-other-women\/\">has said<\/a> his past opinions were due to post-traumatic stress disorder suffered during his time in the military.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Murphy says Maine Senate hopeful Platner \u201cmade mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2608819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26145002882687.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80561,80563,80560,77910,80562],"class_list":["post-2608818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jeffrey-platner","tag-media-statement","tag-senator-chris-murphy","tag-sexual-misconduct-allegations","tag-text-messages-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26145002882687.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608822,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608818\/revisions\/2608822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}