{"id":2626245,"date":"2026-07-07T18:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-as-platner-implodes-fetterman-blasts-bernie-sanders-for-inflicting-possible-rapist-other-communists-on-party\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:10:52","slug":"watch-as-platner-implodes-fetterman-blasts-bernie-sanders-for-inflicting-possible-rapist-other-communists-on-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-as-platner-implodes-fetterman-blasts-bernie-sanders-for-inflicting-possible-rapist-other-communists-on-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: As Platner Implodes, Fetterman Blasts Bernie Sanders for Inflicting Possible Rapist, Other &#8216;Communists&#8217; on Party"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fwatch-as-platner-implodes-fetterman-blasts-bernie-sanders-for-inflicting-possible-rapist-other-communists-on-party%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=2626245&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 Democratic Senator John Fetterman&#8217;s efforts to criticize the left&#8217;s ideological direction. During a Fox News interview, Fetterman called out Senator Bernie sanders for allegedly promoting candidates with troubling backgrounds, including a Maine Senate candidate, Graham Platner, who faces allegations of sexual assault. Fetterman emphasized the need for Sanders to apologize for supporting such individuals, whom he labels as &#8220;communists&#8221; and predators. The report details allegations against Platner, including accusations from a woman who claims he forced himself on her. Despite Platner&#8217;s denial, calls for him to drop out of the race grew, highlighting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-now-trump-supporters-gather-at-trumps-rally-in-clinton-township-michigan\/\" title=\"Trump supporters currently gathering at Trump&#039;s rally in Clinton Township, Michigan.\">growing ideological divide<\/a> within the Democratic Party, especially as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-and-trump-tell-their-own-tales-of-america-ahead-of-independence-day\/\" title=\"Mamdani and Trump tell their own tales of America ahead of Independence Day\">socialist candidates gain influence<\/a> over establishment democrats. Fetterman&#8217;s stance underscores concerns about the party&#8217;s shift toward more extreme leftist candidates, which some believe could threaten electoral success. The piece also references broader issues within the Democratic Party, including recent electoral wins by socialists and the party&#8217;s alleged tolerance of radical behaviors, raising questions about the future direction of the party and its electoral prospects.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania appears determined to save his party from itself.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, not even rape allegations against a far-left Senate candidate will likely <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >slow leftists\u2019 recent electoral momentum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6400395758112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview Monday<\/a> with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Fetterman said independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an ideological socialist who caucuses with the Democrats, should apologize for foisting upon the party disgraced Maine Senate nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rumors-swirl-multiple-graham-platner-events-abruptly-canceled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham Platner<\/a> and other \u201ccommunists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would really call [on] Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cMore than anyone, he helped him\u201d get elected in Maine\u2019s Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now apologize to the victims, especially the woman that, she claims, that he raped her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-fetterman-records-show-light-schedule-pa-lieutenant-gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman<\/a>, who suffered a stroke in May 2022, sometimes struggles to put words together, but he hasn\u2019t been shy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/depraved-things-watch-fetterman-blast-platner-challenge-prove-didnt-send-d-pics-underage-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about attacking Platner<\/a>. And his sentiments are crystal clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I don\u2019t know why you want to keep pushing these kinds of people,\u201d Fetterman told Ingrham. \u201cMaybe [Sanders] should consider, \u2018set a few out,\u2019 and stop pushing these kinds of communists \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman then noted that Platner has been \u201ccredibly accused of rape.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fetterman: I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone he helped him elect\u2026. Maybe he should stop pushing these communists and people now people\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hLvXgDIPWG\">pic.twitter.com\/hLvXgDIPWG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2074272921774960980?\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> published a report in which 41-year-old Maine resident, Jenny Racicot, who allegedly met Platner on a dating app in 2019 and then casually dated him on and off for two years, accused the now-Senate nominee of getting drunk, entering her home against her will, and forcing himself upon her one night in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Platner campaign vehemently denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the denials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/graham-platner-will-drop-maine-senate-race-one-condition-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Platner<\/a> by Tuesday had reportedly considered heeding calls to drop out of the race. The candidate, however, insisted that, in the event of his withdrawal, Democrats must choose a fellow leftist to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>That demand reflected a growing ideological divide within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>In recent Democratic primaries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spreading-democratic-socialist-sends-dems-panic-unseating-15-term-colorado-congresswoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">socialists<\/a> have outperformed establishment-backed candidates for the U.S. House.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/socialists-plot-2028-white-house-run-trio-big-victories-even-causes-constitutional-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> of New York City, for instance, endorsed three socialist candidates who then cruised to victory.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the rising power of Mamdani and the socialists has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-ag-letitia-james-furious-zohran-mamdani-pivotal-democratic-primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spooked<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congressional-republicans-troll-hakeem-jeffries-gift-bad-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat establishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, of course, knows that Democrats cannot win national elections with far-left candidates. The question is whether Democratic voters are too far gone to care.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/listen-demonic-laugh-spills-dem-congressional-candidate-revels-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unhinged leftists<\/a> openly celebrated the September 2025 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Recall, too, that elected Democrats, admittedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-lawmakers-disturbed-voters-demand-violence-needs-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frightened of their own supporters<\/a>, have fought for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bodycam-maryland-mans-suspected-human-trafficking-stop-finally-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world\u2019s worst people<\/a> while at the same time refusing to honor the families of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungary<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hits-dems-refusing-acknowledge-grieving-mother-iryna-zarutska-killed-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iryna Zarutska<\/a> \u2014 three young females raped and\/or murdered by illegal immigrants or repeat criminals.<\/p>\n<p>In a party with so much bloodlust and so little shame, voters will not hesitate to support an extreme leftist.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Fetterman may call out Sanders and sound the alarm on \u201ccommunists\u201d until the cows come home. 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