View hosts criticize Platner amid sexting controversy
Key takeaways
- Griffin, now a Trump critic, also pointed out that Platner has a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol;
- Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Platner sexted multiple women after marrying his wife, Amy Gertner, in 2023.
- In a video message that Platner posted Saturday to the social platform X, Gertner criticized media coverage of the ordeal and praised her husband.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as White House director of strategic communications during President Trump s first term, listed off her issues with Platner — noting that in numerous Reddit posts over the years, he wrote that a Purple Heart recipient didn t deserve to live, accused the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle of killing civilians in Iraq, downplayed issues that women in the military have with reporting sexual assaults and used homophobic slurs.
When those comments surfaced last year, Platner disavowed them and said the sentiments stemmed from his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Griffin, now a Trump critic, also pointed out that Platner has a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol; the Marine Corps veteran said last year that he got the tattoo during a night of drinking in Croatia nearly two decades ago and has since covered it up.