A day after Graham Platner became the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, a woman took to social media to allege that she briefly dated Platner in 2021, recounting stories of having met him on the Tinder dating app, his infidelity and how Platner’s story about his infamous chest tattoo had changed over time."I am stepping forward as a person who has experienced lying and manipulation by his hand to lend my voice to what is a growing number of women who have been wronged by this man in one way or another," a woman with the X handle, 420mercymain69, wrote in a long X statement on Thursday."It is hideous," the woman, who claimed she was attracted to Platner's Tinder profile because he was "hot and he was a leftist," said in her X statement.The new details add another layer to Platner’s allegedly deceptive conduct towards romantic partners and grows the pile of scandals that have trailed his campaign.SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORTDemocratic U.S.Senate candidate Graham Platner participated in a television interview on May 1, 2026, in Portland, Maine, following a campaign event with the Maine AFL-CIO.
(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)Platner, who officially became the Democratic nominee to challenge incumbent Sen.Susan Collins, R-Maine, earlier this week, has grappled with his resurfaced past — receiving criticism for making off-color remarks on sexual abuse, race and terror and allegedly threatening behavior toward women.According to 420mercymain69, a native of the Maryland area, the two of them started talking on Tinder in Feb.
2021 and started dating until mid-July 2021.When approached about his Totenkopf tattoo, a symbol used by the Nazi SS, the author claims Platner said that he had gotten it in ignorance but that he had kept it as a reminder that the U.S.was viewed as "the bad guys" in many parts of the world."A sob story of monumental proportions that only further solidified my perception of...