Fetterman unloads on scandal-plagued Platner after rape allegation ends Senate bid: 'Adios, trash bag'

Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Graham Platner was always a "dead man walking" after the scandal-plagued Democratic candidate dropped out of the Maine U.S.

Senate race following a rape allegation."The trash took itself out tonight.And now, finally, people in Maine have a chance to really vote on someone that's not a total piece of trash," Fetterman said on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Wednesday."[Platner] will only be remembered as the accused rapist that got pushed out of your election.

That's your legacy, bro.And you are a guy that cheats on your wife.

You're the guy that roughs up your ex-girlfriend."PLATNER DROPS OUT OF CRUCIAL SENATE RACE AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATION TORPEDOES CAMPAIGNSen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., told Graham Platner to "go back under that rock that you came from" after he dropped out of the race following a rape allegation.

(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)After facing a multitude of scandals, including sexual misconduct and domestic abuse allegations, Platner dropped out of the Maine race Wednesday.He announced his exit in an 11-minute video posted to X Wednesday evening, calling the rape allegation from a former partner "false." (Platner has not been criminally charged for the allegation.)"To give that weird long speech and pretend like people will miss you?" Fetterman said."No one's going to forget you other than [as] the guy that was pushed out of the election because a woman credibly accused you of raping her.

So that's his legacy."HOW GRAHAM PLATNER'S CAMPAIGN UNRAVELED: FROM REDDIT POSTS TO RAPE ALLEGATION"No one wants you anymore.I'm like, bro, you are an accused rapist," the senator continued.

"Adios, trash bag."Platner, a military veteran and oyster farmer, spent much of his campaign on the defensive as multiple scandals rocked his candidacy, including a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and abuse allegations from former girlfriends.The allegation that triggered Platner's exit from the race came...