Democrats Split Over Maine Senate Candidate’s Old Tattoo With Alleged Nazi Origins

Rep. Brad Schneider said Friday there is no way Graham Platner did not know the Nazi origins of his tattoo. ” Schneider said he would struggle to support Platner if he were a Maine voter. “I’ll leave it to the people of Maine to elect who they want,” he said.

“I’m grateful I don’t have to make that choice. ” The New York Times reported Thursday that several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends said he knew about the tattoo’s Nazi-linked design. ” Fifield said Platner would joke about the tattoo being a Nazi tattoo.

She said he chose the tattoo because he believed his unit shared similarities to the Nazi SS paramilitary forces. Platner denied Fifield’s account during an interview with Chris Hayes on Thursday. ” Platner said he could not explain why.

“I certainly didn’t know, and the text messages she’s sending to friends may have recognized it,” he said. Fifield also alleged that Platner assaulted her during their relationship. Platner said the allegation was false.

He had the tattoo covered up after it became a campaign issue in late 2025. Platner said he got the tattoo during a night of drinking with fellow Marines while stationed in Croatia in 2007. He wore the tattoo for nearly two decades.

Rep. Jake Auchincloss and Sen. John Fetterman have also sharply criticized Platner’s statements related to the tattoo. U.S. Senate and is running against Sen.

Susan Collins in the November midterm elections. Schneider’s New Democrat Coalition has more than 100 members. Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign before publication.