Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., broke with fellow Democrats on Tuesday and refused to defend embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.Platner has emerged as one of the party's fastest-rising political figures, attracting national attention for his populist message and outsider image as he seeks to flip a Republican-held seat.But his rise has been accompanied by mounting scrutiny over his past conduct, including sexually explicit online messages, offensive social media posts, a Nazi-linked tattoo controversy and turmoil within his campaign.THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER'S MAINE SENATE BIDMaine Senate candidate Graham Platner has campaigned on progressive economic policies focused on taxing billionaires and lowering costs for working-class Americans.
(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, has defended himself against the criticism and continues to enjoy support from prominent Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen.
Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., however, made clear he is not among those coming to Platner's defense."I really would encourage 'P Hustle' to answer basic questions," Fetterman told Fox News Digital, using Platner's former online alias used on Reddit and Kik accounts.2026 MIDTERMS: PRIMARIES, KEY RACES AND ELECTION RESULTSDemocratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner called Sen.
John Fetterman, D-Pa., a profanity during a town hall event in Portland, Maine, on Sunday night.(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images ; Scott Eisen/Getty Images)Fetterman pointed to Platner's long-running presence on Kik, a messaging app that has faced scrutiny over the years because of its anonymous features and safety concerns, as well as explicit photos Platner allegedly shared online."I mean he was dropping dick pics for a decade and he was on Kik for a decade, and you have that picture of him in the towel that he posted up there,...