Platner’s wife calls reports about Senate candidate’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’
Summary
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine, faces controversy after reports revealed he exchanged sexually explicit texts with multiple women while married. Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, called the media coverage “shameful” and described their marriage as a private matter undergoing counseling.Key Facts
- Graham Platner is running for the Democratic nomination in Maine’s U.S. Senate race.
- Reports revealed Platner sent sexually explicit text messages to several women while married.
- Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, shared a video criticizing the media for spreading gossip.
- Gertner discovered the messages on Platner’s phone last year and informed the campaign.
- The campaign decided the texts were private and not a public issue at that time.
- Gertner said the disclosure of their private conversations by a campaign aide was a betrayal.
- Platner has faced previous controversies, including a tattoo with a Nazi symbol and offensive Reddit posts.
- He has received endorsements from prominent Democrats such as Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
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