Platner’s ex tells New York Times about Nazi tattoo, ‘toxic’ relationship

Key Points:

• U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner faces allegations from an ex-girlfriend claiming he bragged about a Nazi tattoo and physically grabbed her during fights, as reported by The New York Times based on interviews with over two dozen people.
• Platner’s campaign denies claims of physical altercations and asserts the main allegations come from a politically motivated Republican operative, while some women described him as a caring partner.
• Platner has faced multiple controversies including past offensive Reddit comments, sexually explicit texts to multiple women revealed by his wife, and a Nazi-like tattoo he said he got while drunk and did not understand.
• Platner acknowledged a troubled past involving undiagnosed PTSD and alcohol use but denied knowing the tattoo’s significance or engaging in physical abuse, calling some allegations false and politically motivated.
• Despite scrutiny from both parties and ongoing controversies, Platner remains the presumed Democratic nominee in Maine’s Senate race, with some supporters remaining loyal and no credible sexual assault allegations emerging so far.