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Trump rips into Platner after primary win: 'Low-level thug'
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President Trump ripped into Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling him a “low-level thug." "He's worse than any human being that's ever run for office probably," the president said. Platner, a progressive oyster farmer, easily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday to
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