MS NOW host Jen Psaki said former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's political career was "enraging for all of us" on Wednesday upon his race exit announcement.Psaki noted that Platner had exited the Maine Senate race at the start of her show, "The Briefing," after one of his exes, Jenny Racicot, alleged in 2021 that Platner drunkenly entered her home uninvited and had sex with her despite her repeatedly telling him to stop, Politico reported Monday.Platner has firmly denied her claims.
The report came after The New York Times had published a report including accusations from Lyndsey Fifield, who detailed his "unsettling" behavior with women."It is an end to what has been an unpredictable, incredibly tumultuous, at times fascinating, simply because of the political story and, ultimately deeply enraging political career for Graham Platner, enraging for all of us.And we have covered this race from the very beginning on purpose, because I think it’s important that we don’t put our heads in the sand and just project upon all of you what we think, and only talk to people at a table in Washington, D.C.
I think one of the most important things we can do is listen to voters, to watch and to try to understand what is happening in this country, even if it doesn’t totally make sense," she said.HOW GRAHAM PLATNER'S CAMPAIGN UNRAVELED: FROM REDDIT POSTS TO RAPE ALLEGATIONPsaki said Platner defeated Maine Gov.Janet Mills, who ultimately dropped out of the race because she didn't raise enough money, and won the Democratic Party.Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine.
(CJ Gunther/Getty Images)"That is telling us something.Important to listen to that, even if he is a deeply flawed candidate," she said.
"But now it is over.It's over because, not of all the people who are out there patting themselves on the back, and there are a lot of them on Twitter, believe me, it's driving me crazy, it's because of the bravery of th...