{"id":2611558,"date":"2026-06-07T00:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-platner-fires-back-at-fetterman-its-not-the-hoodie-dude\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T00:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:18:17","slug":"graham-platner-fires-back-at-fetterman-its-not-the-hoodie-dude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-platner-fires-back-at-fetterman-its-not-the-hoodie-dude\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Platner fires back at Fetterman: &#8216;It&#8217;s not the hoodie, dude&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fgraham-platner-fires-back-at-fetterman-its-not-the-hoodie-dude%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=2611558&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,criticized Sen. John fetterman on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> after Fetterman said he would wear a suit \u201cevery day\u201d only if Platner released alleged texts and messages he sent to other women. Fetterman later told Fox News he hasn\u2019t heard from Platner about any proposed deal and suggested Platner is upset about Fetterman\u2019s reputation for not wearing suits.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange comes days after Platner held a get-out-the-vote rally in Bar Harbor, where he said controversies surrounding his candidacy are \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d and \u201cfalse.\u201d He also defended the people who had supported him during earlier public scrutiny tied to his personal recovery and past statements.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reporting-including a New York times investigation describing \u201cunsettling behavior\u201d reported by three former partners-along with other accounts claiming Platner sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-probe-congressional-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund\/\" title=\"Republicans probe congressional sexual misconduct \u2018slush fund\u2019\">sexually explicit texts<\/a> while married, has intensified scrutiny. Rep.Ro Khanna urged supporters not to excuse the candidate\u2019s past relationships or attack the women who came forward, while arguing for respecting their dignity.<\/p>\n<p>platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. Meanwhile, polling shows a sharp increase in the share of voters with unfavorable views of Platner.  <\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\">Graham Platner<\/a> attacked Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) on social media Saturday night after the Pennsylvania lawmaker said he\u2019d wear a suit \u201cevery day\u201d if Platner released the texts and messages he has allegedly sent to other women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman said on Fox News\u2019s \u201cSaturday in America\u201d that he has not heard from the embattled candidate on the proposed deal, adding that Platner had previously expressed anger at Fetterman\u2019s famous decision to never wear a suit.<\/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\/4578592\/july-social-security-direct-payment-25-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 25 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4578573\/first-round-june-social-security-four-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First round of June Social Security payments goes out in four days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596468\/republicans-pour-3-million-susan-collins-campaign-graham-platner-support-stalls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Blood in the water: Republicans pour $3 million into Susan Collins campaign as Graham Platner\u2019s support stalls after scandals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJohn Fetterman seems to genuinely think that the reason no one likes him is because he refuses to wear a suit,\u201d Platner said in a post on X. \u201cIt\u2019s not the hoodie, dude. It\u2019s because you\u2019ve become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner\u2019s direct response to Fetterman comes one day after he held a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4597629\/platner-bar-harbor-rally-controversies-khanna\/\">get-out-the-vote rally<\/a> in Bar Harbor, Maine, where he categorized the escalating controversies surrounding his candidacy as \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d and \u201cfalse.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen hurtful things I said on the internet a decade ago came out into the public, as I shared my personal journey through PTSD and darkness of recovery and accountability and growth, Maine had my back,\u201d he said to a crowd of supporters. \u201cNow, as every single piece of that past and journey gets dug up, litigated, and weaponized, you have my back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>released a report during the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >week detailing \u201cunsettling behavior\u201d experienced<\/a> by three women who dated Platner, while reports surfaced last weekend that Platner had previously sent sexually explicit texts to other women while married to his wife. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\">Ro Khanna<\/a>, who has emerged as a key defender of the Senate hopeful, said at the rally that \u201cno one should make excuses for his past relationships, some of which were toxic and volatile, and no one on our side should attack the women who came forward\u2026 because Democrats believe in respecting the equality and the dignity of women, and we always will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4597629\/platner-bar-harbor-rally-controversies-khanna\/\"><strong>PLATNER SHRUGS OFF MOUNTING CONTROVERSIES AS \u2018POLITICALLY MOTIVATED\u2019 AND \u2018FALSE\u2019 AT RALLY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner is the current presumptive Democratic nominee to run against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign in April but has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596931\/the-clock-ticks-janet-mills-shadow-campaign\/\">toyed with the idea<\/a> of getting back into the race ahead of Tuesday\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4596468\/republicans-pour-3-million-susan-collins-campaign-graham-platner-support-stalls\/\">recent polling<\/a> shows that the percentage of people who view Platner unfavorably has almost doubled. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine candidate Graham Platner attacked Sen. 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