{"id":2609643,"date":"2026-06-02T14:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-compares-graham-platners-sexting-scandal-to-eric-swalwell\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:39:52","slug":"fetterman-compares-graham-platners-sexting-scandal-to-eric-swalwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-compares-graham-platners-sexting-scandal-to-eric-swalwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman compares Graham Platner&#8217;s sexting scandal to Eric Swalwell"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffetterman-compares-graham-platners-sexting-scandal-to-eric-swalwell%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=2609643&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. John Fetterman (D-PA) criticized fellow Democrat Graham Platner over a new sex scandal as Platner prepares to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Maine\u2019s Senate race. Fetterman, who has often taken a centrist stance against his own party, compared the situation to the case of disgraced former Rep.Eric Swalwell, who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. <\/p>\n<p>Fetterman stopped short of calling for Platner to drop out, saying the controversies are so \u201cbizarre and gross\u201d that they feel like they keep coming. The article notes that Platner has not been accused of sexual misconduct, but a former campaign aide revealed that Platner\u2019s wife flagged sexually explicit messages sent by Platner to other women last year. The report adds that Platner is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-fauci-faces-renewed-criticism-over-past-remarks-about-new-york-serving-as-a-model-for-fighting-pandemic\/\" title=\"Dr. Fauci faces renewed criticism over past remarks about New York serving as a model for fighting pandemic\">facing renewed scrutiny<\/a> for earlier racist and sexist Reddit posts and a tattoo associated with a Nazi symbol, while many Senate Democrats have largely stayed out of publicly defending him, focusing rather on the goal of winning the seat. <\/p>\n<p>Platner is set to meet with some Senate Democrats in Washington ahead of his June 9 primary, and Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME)-who paused her Senate bid in April-has suggested she could potentially reenter the race.  <\/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\/john-fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) unloaded criticism Tuesday against fellow Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a>, the party\u2019s embattled presumptive nominee who\u2019s set to take on Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) in Maine\u2019s battleground Senate race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A centrist with a track record of bucking Democrats, Fetterman compared Platner\u2019s latest controversy, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4588537\/platner-wife-sexually-explicit-texts-aide\/\">extramarital sexting<\/a> scandal, to disgraced former California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from office in April after multiple women accused him of sexual assault and rape.<\/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\/4590296\/iowa-democratic-primary-tests-anti-schumer-message-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iowa Senate primary becomes early test of anti-Schumer Democratic message<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590271\/graham-platner-trump-maine-texting-scandal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner needs Trump playbook to hang on in Maine<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590378\/senate-democrats-platner-sexting-controversy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate Democrats offer little support as Platner faces new sexting controversy: \u2018Staying out of it\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[There\u2019s] so much bizarre and tacky and gross stuff that you lose count. It\u2019s like you need to have like a bingo card,\u201d Fetterman told reporters, while stopping short of calling on Platner to drop out. \u201cI\u2019m saying that the last time Democrats leaned in on a guy that was sending those kinds of messages to women, I think that was like Swalwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Platner for comment. The Maine Democrat has not been accused of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rebuke comes as Senate Democrats keep Platner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590378\/senate-democrats-platner-sexting-controversy\/\">at arm\u2019s length<\/a> after a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-apparent-border-wall-flip-wont-revive-senate-deal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris&#039;s apparent border wall flip won&#039;t revive ...ate deal ... Washington Examiner\">campaign aide disclosed<\/a> that his wife, Amy Gertner, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >flagged sexual messages<\/a> last year from Platner to other women over concerns they could damage his Senate bid. Platner has downplayed the episode by accusing the media of trying to distract voters from key policy issues, but he\u2019s also had to weather scrutiny over past racist and sexist Reddit posts, as well as having a tattoo of a Nazi symbol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few of Platner\u2019s potential colleagues within the Senate Democratic Caucus have come to his defense amid the new revelations, and those who have cite the desire to flip the seat and prevent Collins from serving a sixth term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590378\/senate-democrats-platner-sexting-controversy\/\">SENATE DEMOCRATS OFFER LITTLE SUPPORT AS PLATNER FACES NEW SEXTING CONTROVERSY: \u2018STAYING OUT OF IT\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s next?\u201d Fetterman said, suggesting Platner has more yet-to-be-revealed skeletons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner is meeting with some Senate Democrats in Washington on Tuesday, one week before his June 9 primary. Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME), who suspended her Senate campaign in April, hinted she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4590167\/janet-mills-hints-resurrect-maine-senate-bid-graham-platner-scandals\/\">could resurrect her bid<\/a> in the eleventh hour because her name is \u201cstill on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman criticizes Platner\u2019s sexting scandal, likening it to Swalwell ahead of Maine race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2609644,"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\/06\/AP26064767200398.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35815,7921,75996,36160,80712],"class_list":["post-2609643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eric-swalwell","tag-fetterman","tag-graham-platner-2","tag-political-controversy","tag-sexting-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26064767200398.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609643","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609643\/revisions\/2609647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}