Pennsylvania Sen.John Fetterman ramped up criticism of embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling out the Maine progressive over his history of inflammatory remarks while challenging him to release messages linked to a Kik account that has become a flashpoint in his campaign."This is a guy that had a problem with me, how I dress, but he seemed to have no problem posing in a towel at a disgusting website that consistently had serious problems about that kinds of depravity," Fetterman told Fox News host Sean Hannity.The Democrat later challenged Platner to make public messages he allegedly exchanged with women on the platform."Let me make a deal.
I'll tell P-Hustle, I'll wear a suit every day, if he releases all those texts and messages that he's had...[with] the dozen women," he continued, referencing Platner's username on the platform.THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER'S MAINE SENATE BIDSen.
John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters in the Senate subway area in the U.S.Capitol on Tuesday, June 2.; Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859 on May 17, in Portland, Maine.
(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)"You can prove [to] America...what's [in] these conversations.
Can P-Hustle prove how old these people are?"Fetterman argued that Platner should release the messages if he has "nothing to hide," while raising concerns about age verification on anonymous messaging platforms.Platner's campaign previously acknowledged that the Kik account, which was created in 2016, belonged to him, stating that he had deleted the app from his phone but did not deactivate the account, according to The Wall Street Journal.Platner's campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the matter."As a Democrat, I'm never going to carry water for a guy that calls an American hero a dumb MFer,...