{"id":2614979,"date":"2026-06-17T03:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-wont-stop-graham-platner-once-made-fun-of-girl-15-for-failing-to-kill-herself-in-horrific-suicide-attempt\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T03:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:39:19","slug":"it-wont-stop-graham-platner-once-made-fun-of-girl-15-for-failing-to-kill-herself-in-horrific-suicide-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-wont-stop-graham-platner-once-made-fun-of-girl-15-for-failing-to-kill-herself-in-horrific-suicide-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"It Won&#8217;t Stop: Graham Platner Once Made Fun of Girl, 15, for Failing to Kill Herself in Horrific Suicide Attempt"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fit-wont-stop-graham-platner-once-made-fun-of-girl-15-for-failing-to-kill-herself-in-horrific-suicide-attempt%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=2614979&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>The article discusses the controversial political candidate graham Platner from Maine, highlighting a series of scandals and concerns about his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past behaviors<\/a> and associations. Platner gained attention due to his Nazi symbol tattoo, which he claimed to have only recently discovered the meaning of, though ex-girlfriends suggest otherwise. Additional revelations include past social media posts mocking a teen&#8217;s suicide attempt,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-dems-spokeswoman-has-terse-response-to-lincoln-projects-offer-to-help-defeat-jd-vance\/\" title=\"Ohio Dem\u2019s Spokeswoman Has Terse Response To Lincoln Project\u2019s Offer To Help Defeat JD Vance\">sexually charged messages<\/a> to women,and statements implying violence toward intruders. Despite these issues, some Democrats support his candidacy, possibly due to a desire for a strong, masculine figure. The piece criticizes the Democratic Party for backing a candidate with such a problematic background, contrasting him unfavorably with other politicians.It portrays Platner as lacking charisma and redeemable qualities, arguing that his scandals undermine his suitability as a representative and reflect poorly on the party that endorses him.  <\/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>If Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stays in the race, the next five months are going to be excruciating.<\/p>\n<p>Platner, as many will recall, first garnered national attention for his Totenkopf tattoo \u2014 a symbol used by Nazi Germany\u2019s Schutzstaffel, the perpetrators of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>That alone should be disqualifying and universally condemned, but Democrats have taken another route, ironically \u2014 after years of casting Republicans and President Donald Trump as Nazis \u2014 supporting his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/us-news\/graham-platner-once-mocked-teens-suicide-attempt-in-reddit-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> gave an update, adding to Platner\u2019s troubles, on Saturday from his account on social media platform Reddit. In May 2012, he posted about a young woman who tried to take her own life, apparently due to her cousin dying. A photo was included, showing her dangling out of the window with a man holding onto her, clearly trying to save her life.<\/p>\n<p>Platner, through his username \u201cP-Hustle,\u201d wrote, \u201cSomeone clearly isn\u2019t trying hard enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Graham Platner once mocked teen\u2019s suicide attempt in Reddit posts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6aR4TCfk7V\">https:\/\/t.co\/6aR4TCfk7V<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7BMhBmlwIj\">pic.twitter.com\/7BMhBmlwIj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2065944236805992750?\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sure, the post was from over a decade ago, but for Platner, these moments keep adding up.<\/p>\n<p>He only covered his Nazi tattoo in October 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maine-platner-senate-trump-mills-tattoo-collins-fa8328a3c8aa5d5e0f34adb379e977b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reporting. At the time he claimed he only recently discovered its meaning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/11\/us-news\/graham-platner-cheated-on-fiancee-bragged-about-nazi-tattoo-ex-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> put out an exclusive in which an ex-girlfriend told a very different story, alleging Platner\u2019s explanation for getting it was as a reminder \u201cthe US was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-platner-ex-lover-damning-nazi-tattoo-details-claims-he-kept-it-as-reminder-america-is-evil\/\" title=\"New ... Ex-Lover Damning ... Details, Claims He Kept It as Reminder America Is Evil\">evil bad guy overseas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> exclusive from earlier this month included details from past relationships in which Platner allegedly stated about potential home intruders, \u201cIf anybody ever broke in here, I would r**e them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, information came out about his marriage, detailing how Platner \u2014 who is married \u2014 would send sexually charged text messages to other women.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are so desperate for a masculine figure to emerge on the national scene that this is what they\u2019re going with.<\/p>\n<p>He might not be frail and aged like former President Joe Biden or confused in believing he\u2019s a woman like Delaware Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride, but this is not the star player that is going to help this party salvage its image.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from embracing their deranged message, what redeemable qualities does Platner possess?<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not particularly well-spoken.<\/p>\n<p>He lacks charisma.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s in the news cycle for all the wrong reasons. 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