{"id":2610078,"date":"2026-06-03T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-ends-trip-early-after-media-showed-up-at-familys-house\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:29:01","slug":"platner-ends-trip-early-after-media-showed-up-at-familys-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-ends-trip-early-after-media-showed-up-at-familys-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Platner ends trip early after media showed up at family&#8217;s house"},"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%2Fplatner-ends-trip-early-after-media-showed-up-at-familys-house%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=2610078&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>Graham Platner, a Maine Senate candidate, canceled planned events in Washington, D.C.,and New York City after reporters showed up at his family\u2019s home and business in Maine. The visit targeted his mother-in-law\u2019s home and the restaurant she owns, leading him to skip a scheduled event with VoteVets and shorten the rest of his trip.<\/p>\n<p>The article links the disruptions to ongoing controversy around Platner\u2019s campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/give-my-regards-to-your-puppet-master-elon-musk-fires-back-at-wapo-story-and-owner-jeff-bezos\/\" title=\"\u2018Give My Regards To Your Puppet Master\u2019: Elon Musk Fires Back At WaPo Story And Owner Jeff Bezos\">including reports<\/a> that he sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-disavows-co-founder-amid-reports-he-sent-sexually-explicit-messages-to-multiple-young-men\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project disavows co-founder amid reports he sent sexually explicit messages to multiple young men\">sexually explicit messages<\/a> to other women while married and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >earlier allegations involving offensive online posts<\/a> and a tattoo resembling Nazi imagery. Despite these issues, Platner has been meeting with multiple senators as he seeks to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he endorsed Platner and aims to help Democrats win the seat, and current polling shows Platner leading Collins by single digits, with him positioned as the likely Democratic nominee.  <\/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\">Maine Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> abruptly canceled his scheduled events in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and New York City on Wednesday after reporters showed up at his family\u2019s home and place of business in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a>, according to a <em>NOTUS<\/em> report confirmed by multiple outlets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Journalists from the <em>New York Post<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/igorbobic\/status\/2061978139018903886?s=20\">reportedly<\/a> showed up at the home of Platner\u2019s mother-in-law and the restaurant that his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CHueyBurns\/status\/2061998019671670861?s=20\">mother owns <\/a>on Wednesday. This prompted Platner to cancel an event he had planned with the Democratic veterans group VoteVets on Wednesday and bypass the rest of his interstate trip, which included a stop in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"61\">New York<\/a>.<\/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\/4592752\/california-republican-james-gallagher-wins-special-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California Republican James Gallagher wins special election for vacant House seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4592637\/justin-murphy-face-cory-booker-negative-cash-on-hand\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Underdog Republican Justin Murphy to face Cory Booker with negative balance in campaign account<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4591453\/democrats-pick-candidates-competitive-iowa-house-seats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats nominate candidates for two competitive Iowa House seats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner had been visiting the district in large part to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on the heels of the latest scandal to hit his Senate campaign. Over the weekend, news broke that Platner had previously sent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4589111\/graham-platner-tackles-sexting-scandal-deny-distract-attack\/\">sexually explicit messages<\/a> to other women while married to his wife, Amy Gertner. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4588537\/platner-wife-sexually-explicit-texts-aide\/\">Gertner had told<\/a> Platner\u2019s then-political director about the texts last summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scandal is the latest to rock the Platner campaign, which has been embroiled in controversies, including Reddit posts by Platner and his now-covered-up tattoo, which resembled Nazi imagery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner met with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591938\/graham-platner-makes-senate-democrats-squirm-blitz-dc\/\">multiple Senators<\/a> this week, shoring up support for his candidacy against incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) amid the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4589385\/graham-platner-ad-trumpian-rhetoric-taking-back-what-is-ours\/\">controversies<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) had previously courted Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) to run for the Democratic nomination, backing the governor once she announced her bid. But when Mills dropped out of the race due to lackluster funding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-here-are-the-key-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">senate<\/a>-races-nrsc-chairman-rick-scott-says-to-watch-in-2022\/&#8221; title=&#8221;EXCLUSIVE: Here Are The Key &#8230; Races NRSC Chairman Rick Scott Says To Watch In 2022&#8243;>poor polling<\/a> against Platner, Schumer turned around and supported Platner, joining leftist caucus members including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet on Tuesday, Schumer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4592115\/schumer-graham-platner-meeting-senate\/\">dodged elaborating on questions<\/a> about his support for Platner after his closed-door meeting with the candidate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs I said, I endorsed Graham Platner,\u201d Schumer said Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019re going to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner is most likely set to become the Democratic nominee to take on Collins, as he remains the only big-name candidate on the primary ballot and is far ahead in the primary polling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591938\/graham-platner-makes-senate-democrats-squirm-blitz-dc\/\">GRAHAM PLATNER MAKES SENATE DEMOCRATS SQUIRM WITH BLITZ THROUGH DC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest late-May general election <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/maine-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\">poll<\/a> from the University of New Hampshire has Platner leading Collins by single digits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the <em>New York Post<\/em> for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Platner canceled DC and NYC events after Maine reporters arrived<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2610079,"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\/AP26120727816907-e1780497235946.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3881,37671,4819,4188,3951],"class_list":["post-2610078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-family","tag-home-invasion","tag-incident","tag-media","tag-travel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26120727816907-e1780497235946.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610078","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610078"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610082,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610078\/revisions\/2610082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}