{"id":2611593,"date":"2026-06-07T07:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-really-doesnt-want-to-discuss-dems-nazi-tattoo-toting-senate-candidate\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T07:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:44:17","slug":"chuck-schumer-really-doesnt-want-to-discuss-dems-nazi-tattoo-toting-senate-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuck-schumer-really-doesnt-want-to-discuss-dems-nazi-tattoo-toting-senate-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Schumer Really Doesn&#8217;t Want to Discuss Dems&#8217; Nazi-Tattoo Toting Senate Candidate"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fchuck-schumer-really-doesnt-want-to-discuss-dems-nazi-tattoo-toting-senate-candidate%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=2611593&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>Chuck Schumer, during a Tuesday press event, declined to directly address controversies surrounding Democratic Maine Senate candidate graham Platner. When asked about issues in Platner\u2019s campaign-such as a Nazi-themed tattoo, alleged sexually explicit text messages, prior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-press-sec-used-insult-condemned-by-dem-officials-as-homophobic\/\" title=\"Biden Press Sec Used Insult Condemned by Dem Officials as \u2018Homophobic\u2019\">controversial social media posts<\/a>, adn comments about sexual content-Schumer repeatedly pivoted to campaign messaging, saying Democrats plan to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins and \u201ctake back the Senate.\u201d He also did not answer whether Gov.Janet Mills should reverse her decision to suspend her campaign.The article adds that polling at the time showed Platner leading Collins in more than one survey,despite the long list of reported controversies.  <\/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>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to discuss Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner\u2019s controversies during a Tuesday press gaggle.<\/p>\n<p>Platner has been embroiled in controversies, including his Nazi-themed tattoo and his alleged sexually explicit text message with several women. During a press gaggle attended by the Daily Caller News Foundation, Schumer repeatedly dodged questions about Platner by stating that Democrats would defeat Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins and take back the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you satisfied with the explanations he\u2019s given for the controversies his campaign has faced right now?\u201d a reporter asked. \u201cAre you concerned about what you\u2019ve heard?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met with Graham Platner today, we\u2019re going to beat Susan Collins, take back the Senate,\u201d Schumer said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  Chuck Schumer just dodged tons of reporters\u2019 questions on Graham Platner, insisting over and over again that Dems are \u201cgonna beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicoleMSilverio\/status\/2061881908305211403?\">June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Schumer would not discuss the matter as more reporters asked about Platner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to beat Susan Collins, take back the Senate,\u201d Schumer continued.<\/p>\n<p>The minority leader also did not answer if he believes Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills should reverse the suspension of her campaign. Mills dropped out of the race on April 30, making Platner the only viable Democratic candidate, though she signals Monday that she may re-enter the race by saying she is \u201cstill on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s wife warned his campaign in 2025 that he had sent explicit messages to other women. Platner <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/graham-platner-responds-reports-sexually-explicit-text-messages\/story?id=133490222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stated<\/a> that his marriage went through \u201csomething hard\u201d because of his actions.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic candidate also covered up a chest tattoo that depicts what appears to be a Totenkopf, a skull symbol closely associated with Nazi SS units. He also made several comments in Reddit posts about masturbating in portable toilets and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >praised explicit military restroom graffiti<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Platner has previously responded to his controversial social media posts by arguing that he was joking. Some of these posts <a href=\"https:\/\/mainemorningstar.com\/2025\/11\/07\/washington-need-not-apply-how-mainers-are-evaluating-controversy-laden-graham-platner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/mainemorningstar.com\/2025\/11\/07\/washington-need-not-apply-how-mainers-are-evaluating-controversy-laden-graham-platner\/\">showed<\/a> Platner downplaying the severity of sexual assault and using derogatory remarks against rural white Americans, women and gay people.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Senate-hopeful also mocked a wounded U.S. soldier in response to a viral video of him getting shot by the Taliban, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/magi_jay\/status\/2056550688818098395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/magi_jay\/status\/2056550688818098395\">according<\/a> to the Editorial Board\u2019s Magdi Jacobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis video never gets old. Dumb motherfucker didn\u2019t deserve to live,\u201d Platner wrote, according to Jacobs. \u201cAt least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban\u2019s part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible shit decision possible when it comes to small unit combat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the long timeline of controversies, Collins trailed Platner in recent polling. A University of New Hampshire <a href=\"https:\/\/scholars.unh.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1959&#038;context=survey_center_polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">survey<\/a> from May 27 found Platner leading Collins 51% to 42%, while a <a href=\"https:\/\/hs-21701012.f.hubspotstarter.net\/hubfs\/21701012\/20260520%2069th%20PAR%20Omnibus%20Poll%20May%202026.pdf?utm_medium=&#038;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--XM1Qc18Hrq31htZqk9kfleeBZ9PjEWi3T16jgmu5xjN-kSzOWMeqbCohtYfT0CrOpewbmp5X4rEuwscBj8adjR-aVSw&#038;_hsmi=419719216&#038;utm_content=419719216&#038;utm_source=hs_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> from the Pan Atlantic SMS Group found Platner in the lead 48% to 41%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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