Scandal-plagued Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing even more scrutiny over posts he made on the online blogging platform Reddit, after a report surfaced fresh posts attributed to his old username, including one appearing to mock a teenage girl’s suicide attempt.The New York Post reported Saturday that an account using Platner’s former Reddit handle, "P-Hustle," responded to a 2012 post about a young girl's failed suicide attempt."A girl at my old high school tried jumping from a window because her cousin died the day before," the post’s caption read.
"These students saved her.I have hope." The post showed the teenage girl hanging out a window, being held on by just her classmates from falling."Someone clearly isn’t trying hard enough," the P-Hustle account responded.TOP OFF-THE-WALL REDDIT POSTS HAUNTING GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BIDThe newly uncovered Reddit posts follow other inflammatory remarks Platner has made on the online blogging platform Reddit, including comments calling rural White Americans "racist and stupid," posts pushing racial stereotypes about Black people, comments promoting political violence, and remarks blaming victims of rape, among others.Graham Platner addresses the crowd at his watch party after wining the Democratic nomination for U.S.
Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, June 9th 2026.Platner, who has drawn critcism for his history of having an Nazi tattoo among other transgressions, will face Republican Senator Susan Collins in the election for the seat.
(Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)The freshly uncovered Reddit post mocking a young girl's suicide quickly drew criticism from Republicans and conservatives, including Maine State House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage, and former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer."Graham Platner is clearly a person with deep and disturbing psychological issues that predate his military service...