Khanna Urges Maine Senate Candidate Platner to Apologize to 3 Women Over Misogynistic Conduct
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 6
Khanna Urges Maine Senate Candidate Platner to Apologize to 3 Women Over Misogynistic Conduct
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 6
Summary
Ro Khanna said Graham Platner should apologize to three women who described past behavior as “wrong,” “misogynistic,” “toxic or volatile” days before Maine’s Tuesday primary.
Three former girlfriends told the New York Times they experienced “toxic” and “unsettling” conduct; one, Lyndsey Fifield, alleged Platner twisted her arm, shoved her into a bedroom and held the door shut.
Platner disputed parts of the accusations, especially claims of physical abuse, and said statements alleging physicality came from someone who was politically motivated.
Khanna, the highest-profile national Democrat backing Platner, still defended him at a Bar Harbor campaign event, saying he had taken accountability and worked to become “a better man.”