{"id":2625741,"date":"2026-07-06T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-and-gallego-pull-platner-endorsements\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:26:14","slug":"khanna-and-gallego-pull-platner-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-and-gallego-pull-platner-endorsements\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna and Gallego pull Platner endorsements"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fkhanna-and-gallego-pull-platner-endorsements%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=2625741&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>sen. Ruben Gallego and rep. Ro Khanna withdrew their endorsements of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">sexual assault<\/a> allegations<\/a>. Khanna described the allegations as serious and credible, calling for Platner to withdraw from the race. A recent interview with Politico revealed that Jenny Racicot accused Platner of forcibly entering her home and assaulting her while intoxicated, which he denied.Platner stated he was taking time to reflect on his campaign&#8217;s future. Gallego and others in the democratic Party expressed concern over the allegations, with Gallego rescinding his endorsement. news reports also highlighted that Platner canceled several <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">campaign events<\/a> amid swirling rumors<\/a> and 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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) withdrew their endorsements of Maine Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\">Graham Platner<\/a> after a new set of sexual assault allegations were revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,\u201d Khanna <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rokhanna\/status\/2074242263710917062?s=46&#038;t=KW99KwbC1O0FgjPbMHUBug\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cThese allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.\u201d<\/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\/4637858\/sexual-assault-allegation-fractures-platner-faithful-online-following\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>REVEALED: Sexual assault allegation fractures Graham Platner\u2019s faithful online following<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4637616\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-maine-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Platner to \u2018reflect\u2019 on campaign\u2019s \u2018best path forward\u2019 after being hit with sexual assault allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4637192\/platner-campaign-cancels-town-halls-rumors-swirl-controversies\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Platner campaign cancels three events as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">rumors swirl<\/a> about more controversies<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a series of interviews with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>  released Monday, Jenny Racicot, 41, said she and Platner had an on-again, off-again relationship for two years until Platner drunkenly entered her home and forced himself onto her. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner denied the allegations, posting a video on X moments after the story was released saying he was taking time to \u201creflect\u201d on his campaign\u2019s \u201cbest path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins,\u201d Platner said in the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gallego said the allegations were \u201cdeeply serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4629502\/progressive-democrats-distance-obama-era-politics\/\"><strong>THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY\u2019S PROGRESSIVE INSURGENTS ARE TURNING ON OBAMA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe allegations against Graham Platner are troubling and deeply serious,\u201d Gallego <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/2074242801953386923\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cI am rescinding my endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Politico<\/em> article comes after reports that Platner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4637192\/platner-campaign-cancels-town-halls-rumors-swirl-controversies\/\">canceled three campaign events<\/a> without any explanation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gallego, Khanna withdraw support over assault 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