Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., indicated he is not backing down from his endorsement of Maine senate candidate Graham Platner, despite reports that the Democrat exchanged sexual texts with several women after marrying his wife two years ago. Platner’s campaign confirmed the text exchanges to Politico following a report from the Wall Street Journal that claimed his wife, Amy Gertner, told a campaign aide about the texts after he launched his Senate bid as they began looking into potential political liabilities.
Gertner discovered the messages months after the couple married in 2024, the Journal reported. "Sixty percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck.People can't afford healthcare.
They can't afford groceries.They can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks.
The oligarchs are planning to spend, I believe, some $90 million in a small state like Maine to defeat Graham Platner," Sanders told an MS Now reporter on Monday."So I think maybe we should be focusing on the important issues facing working people throughout this country, not focusing on his marriage." When asked if he was rethinking his endorsement, Sanders replied, "certainly not."SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORTGraham Platner, Democratic Senate candidate for Maine, and Sen.
Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, attend a Fighting Oligarchy event in Portland, Maine, on May 25, 2026.(Sophie Park/Bloomberg/Getty Images)"And my understanding is that his wife, Amy, who I've met, indicated they love each other.
But maybe we focus on the issues facing the American people, the people of Maine, and not the marriage issues facing Graham Platner," Sanders also said. At another point Monday, Sanders, when pressed by reporters whether or not he still supported Platner, said, "Of course," and, "Why would I not?" according to The Associated Press. CORY BOOKER ADMITS GRAHAM PLATNER 'HAS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER'Sen.Bernie Sanders and ...