Brad Schneider Questions Graham Platner's 20-Year Nazi Tattoo Defense
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 6
Brad Schneider Questions Graham Platner's 20-Year Nazi Tattoo Defense
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 6
Summary
Brad Schneider, chair of the 100-plus-member New Democrat Coalition, said there was "no way" Graham Platner did not know his tattoo's Nazi origins and suggested Maine voters face an untenable choice.
The criticism followed a New York Times report that ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield said Platner called the skull-and-crossbones design "my Totenkopf" and joked that it was a Nazi tattoo.
Chris Hayes pressed Platner on why Fifield texted friends in August 2025 that the tattoo was Nazi-linked before Platner publicly disclosed it in October; Platner said he "certainly didn't know."
Platner, Maine Democrats' presumptive Senate nominee against Susan Collins, has already faced scrutiny over explicit messages, offensive posts and abuse allegations he denies.
Schneider joins Jake Auchincloss and John Fetterman in publicly rebuking Platner, deepening Democratic doubts about a candidate in one of November's most closely watched Senate races.