{"id":91225,"date":"2026-05-06T03:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/maine-democrat-graham-platner-promises-hell-be-arrested-as-a-senator-if-gop-keeps-control-of-chamber\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T03:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:31:11","slug":"maine-democrat-graham-platner-promises-hell-be-arrested-as-a-senator-if-gop-keeps-control-of-chamber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/maine-democrat-graham-platner-promises-hell-be-arrested-as-a-senator-if-gop-keeps-control-of-chamber\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Democrat Graham Platner promises he&#8217;ll be &#8216;arrested&#8217; as a senator if GOP keeps control of chamber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner promised that he would be &#8220;arrested&#8221; as a U.S. senator if he wins his election, but Republicans maintain control of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Platner held his first campaign event following Maine Gov. Janet Mills&#8217; announcement that she would be dropping out of the Democratic primary race, leaving Platner as the presumed nominee for the November election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though he expressed confidence that the Democratic Party could regain control of the Senate from Republicans in November, Platner encouraged Democratic senators to push &#8220;an element of activism&#8221; in their roles by appearing at protests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Graham Platner Claims Voters Concerned Over Trans Athletes Are &#8216;Manipulated By Billionaires&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Graham Platner speaking at an event in South Portland, Maine\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xtE.msS72KumXG0IZ.WHjw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/91cc8d002c60df37936ab1069277a3ab\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Graham Platner is considered the presumed Democratic nominee for U.S. senator in Maine after Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the race.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If we don\u2019t get the majority,&#8221; Platner said, &#8220;and things continue to get worse, I will promise you that I\u2019m going to be arrested as a United States senator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comments resemble previous instances where Democratic politicians have expressed concerns that President Donald Trump would weaponize law enforcement against them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I mean, it sounds nuts, but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this guy threw me in jail,&#8221; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said in 2024. &#8220;He\u2019s out of his mind. I mean, he did his whole first campaign around \u2018lock her up.\u2019 This is his motto.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Graham Platner Blames Nazi Tattoo On Military \u2018Culture,\u2019 Draws Backlash From Gop Veterans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fox News Digital reached out to Platner&#8217;s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, speaks at a town hall in Lewiston, Me., Oct. 15, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/asrUOOFJg_x.TDCnDsKVew--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/e26a7a64a354e3691af9058825fbce86\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, speaks at a town hall at the Franco Center, Oct. 15, in Lewiston, Me.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the event, Platner reiterated his plans to &#8220;shut the White House down,&#8221; using the Senate\u2019s investigatory powers to hinder the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We haul everyone in the White House under subpoena, day in, day out, in front of Senate committees to answer questions about all the lawbreaking they\u2019ve been doing,&#8221; Platner said, adding that there&#8217;s &#8220;a compelling case for the impeachment and removal of at least two&#8221; Supreme Court justices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Michigan Dem Rep Declines To Support Platner After Resurfaced Rape Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Platner has run a controversial campaign, including being the subject of many controversies, such as accusations that a tattoo he has resembles a &#8220;Totenkopf,&#8221; a Nazi SS symbol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Graham Platner\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hKklBnNMch7TQ3xW4r9zXA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/7455b8ee49cdeccaf4d2c63c19ee56b3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine, Graham Platner, has faced several controversies for deleted Reddit posts and having a tattoo that appears to resemble a Nazi symbol.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He has also faced backlash for several old Reddit posts in which he described himself as a &#8220;communist,&#8221; criticized rape victims and praised a Hamas raid that killed at least five Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Platner has repeatedly apologized for his controversies and even apologized for his response to the controversies after using the &#8220;r-word&#8221; during an interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> Maine Democrat Graham Platner promises he&#8217;ll be &#8216;arrested&#8217; as a senator if GOP keeps control of chamber<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner promised that he would be &#8220;arrested&#8221; as a U.S. senator if he wins his election, but Republicans maintain control of the chamber. 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