"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin called Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner "a liar, a racist, an anti-Semite" on Monday, but still defended supporting his run for office in order for Democrats to win the Senate majority in November's midterm elections.Platner has faced a series of controversies in recent weeks, including criticism over a tattoo with links to Nazi imagery, resurfaced Reddit posts in which he made inflammatory comments about veterans, sexual assault and political opponents, and reports about sexually explicit messages exchanged with other women during his marriage.During a discussion of Platner's latest scandal, Hostin admitted that she was conflicted due to her belief that the Democrats need to win back Congress."So he's a liar, a racist, an anti-Semite.He's a homophobe," she said.
"So he has all the things and character does matter.But we have someone that has almost unbridled power in the White House at this point.
There are no checks and balances and the only way that we can maybe bring a bit of our democracy back is by having a Congress that functions and that has these checks and balances.And I do think one of the only ways is to win that seat in Maine." VETS TORCH DEM SENATE HOPEFUL WHO CALLED ARMY ‘FAT, LAZY TRASH,’ MOCKED SOLDIER SHOT FOUR TIMESSenate candidate Graham Platner is under fire, but it was his wife Amy Gertner who came out with a controversial five-minute social media post by the campaign to denounce the 'attacks' while she did not deny the allegations of infidelity in a new marriage.
(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin spoke out against Platner's campaign earlier in the conversation."To be honest, his sexting is the least of my concerns with this guy," she said."Graham Plattner trashed a Purple Heart recipient, said he didn't deserve to live, defamed fallen Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, downplayed how hard it is to report sexual assault in the military, repeatedly used anti-gay slurs and homophobic...