{"id":2612181,"date":"2026-06-08T20:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-vows-not-to-be-ahole-like-fetterman-if-elected-to-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:50:37","slug":"platner-vows-not-to-be-ahole-like-fetterman-if-elected-to-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-vows-not-to-be-ahole-like-fetterman-if-elected-to-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Platner vows not to be &#8216;a**hole&#8217; like Fetterman if elected to Senate"},"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%2Fplatner-vows-not-to-be-ahole-like-fetterman-if-elected-to-senate%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=2612181&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>Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner says he won\u2019t act like Sen. John Fetterman-whom he describes as a rude \u201ca**hole\u201d type-if elected, continuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-and-jk-rowling-argue-over-how-to-combat-trans-activists\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh and JK Rowling Argue Over  How to Combat Trans Activists\">public back-<\/a>and-forth between the two. Platner notes that Fetterman has criticized him repeatedly, including using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-cuomo-on-the-issue-of-where-coronavirus-patients-died-who-cares-they-died\/\" title=\"Governor Cuomo On The Issue Of Where Coronavirus Patients Died: \u2018Who Cares? \u2026 They Died.\u2019\">curse<\/a> and making remarks suggesting Maine could want someone \u201can a**hole\u201d with an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extremist tattoo<\/a>. Platner also argues his opponent\u2019s unpopularity stems not from his wardrobe (a hoodie) but from what he calls Fetterman becoming aligned with outside political interests and the Republican Party.  <\/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 hopeful <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> vowed not to be an \u201ca**hole\u201d like Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1175\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) if elected, escalating their feud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman, never one to be afraid to differentiate himself from his Democrat colleagues, has been one of the rare congressional Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-university-student-desecrates-memorial-to-9-11-victims\/\" title=\"Washington University Student Desecrates Memorial to 9\/11 Victims\">openly attack<\/a> the scandal-ridden Platner. On Monday, Platner launched his own attack against the Pennsylvania Democrat while discussing his hypothetical future in the Senate.<\/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\/4598912\/trump-stump-lindsey-graham-south-carolina\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump to stump for Lindsey Graham in election eve tele-rally<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4598871\/cory-booker-boosts-campaign-coffers-black-politicians-new-maps\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Booker boosts campaign coffers of black politicians facing new maps<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4598722\/ken-paxton-defense-attorney-endorses-james-talarico-texas-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ken Paxton\u2019s defense attorney endorses James Talarico in race for Texas Senate seat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Senate really is a place of \u2014 it\u2019s a lot about relationships, and I, like \u2014 I don\u2019t want to go down there and simply be nonfunctional,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI mean, as you can all probably tell, I got a lot of criticisms about the way this government functions, but in order for us to make it functional, we\u2019re going to have to do stuff, and you can\u2019t just go down there and be John Fetterman, and just, and just kind of, just sort of be an a**hole,\u201d Platner continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He then quickly moved to justify his remarks, clarifying that Fetterman \u201csaid mean things about me, I\u2019m allowed to say that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Fetterman\u2019s remarks over the past couple of months about Platner was a comment using the same curse word to describe the Maine Democrat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats really, really like Platner in Maine but the Republicans f***ing love him,\u201d Fetterman\u00a0said in April, later adding, \u201cif Maine wants an a**hole with a Nazi tattoo on his chest, they get him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4598189\/graham-platner-fires-back-fetterman-hoodie\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4598189\">GRAHAM PLATNER FIRES BACK AT FETTERMAN: \u2018IT\u2019S NOT THE HOODIE, DUDE\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner\u2019s Monday comments aren\u2019t his first bit of returning fire against Fetterman. He\u2019s begun responding to the senator\u2019s attacks more frequently over the past week.<\/p>\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 he said in a Saturday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/grahamformaine\/status\/2063395224592761326\">post<\/a> 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>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine hopeful Graham Platner vowed he won\u2019t be like John Fetterman, escalating their feud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2612182,"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\/image-collage-cmfmhh8jt-1780962796904-e1780965531790.jpg?1780948473&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48227,6571,5894,40287,3740],"class_list":["post-2612181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign-rhetoric","tag-elections","tag-politics","tag-public-statements","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-cmfmhh8jt-1780962796904-e1780965531790.jpg?1780948473&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612181","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612181"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612185,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612181\/revisions\/2612185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}