Graham Platner makes his case to Senate Democrats amid latest controversy
Key takeaways
- Platner is under fresh scrutiny after reports surfaced that he sent sexually explicit text messages to multiple women on the controversial messaging app Kik while married.
- Tuesday s meeting had been scheduled before the most recent controversy made the news, but the texting scandal overshadowed the visit.
- A small group of Democratic senators met with Platner at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee s (DSCC) headquarters in D.C.
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Platner is under fresh scrutiny after reports surfaced that he sent sexually explicit text messages to multiple women on the controversial messaging app Kik while married. His wife, Amy Gertner, reportedly discovered the texts and flagged them to Platner s campaign last year.
The new revelations add to the list of details from Platner s past that have dogged him for months, including a trove of since-deleted Reddit posts that surfaced last fall with controversial comments about Black people and sexual assault, among other subjects. He also drew criticism in October for a tattoo he had that resembled a Nazi symbol.
Tuesday s meeting had been scheduled before the most recent controversy made the news, but the texting scandal overshadowed the visit.