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Platner's wife calls reports about Senate candidate's explicit texts with women 'shameful'

Platner's wife calls reports about Senate candidate's explicit texts with women 'shameful'

Summary

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Maine, is facing controversy over reports that he exchanged explicit text messages with several women before his campaign. His wife, Amy Gertner, called the media coverage shameful and said they are working through their marriage issues privately.

Key Facts

  • Graham Platner is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Maine.
  • Reports surfaced that Platner sent sexually explicit texts to multiple women in the past.
  • Platner's wife, Amy Gertner, publicly criticized the media coverage as gossip and called it shameful.
  • Gertner discovered the messages last year and informed the campaign.
  • The couple, married in 2023, is currently attending marriage counseling.
  • Platner’s campaign did not confirm the texts but said the disclosure of private conversations was a betrayal.
  • Platner has faced other controversies, including a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and past offensive online posts.
  • Despite the controversies, Platner has support from prominent Democrats like Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
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