Hero Purple Heart vet who Graham Platner said ‘didn’t deserve to live’ slams Dems backing him: ‘Say that to my face’

m.knox

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Platner is a nazi wannabe. Sick. And democrats love him.

Most democrats are a national disgrace.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-ne...e-slams-dems-backing-him-say-that-to-my-face/

WASHINGTON — The heroic, Purple Heart-winning Army veteran, who US Senate hopeful Graham Platner sneered in a screed on his burner Reddit account didn’t deserve to live, tore into the Democrats for continuing to back the Maine candidate.

Pfc. Ted Daniels, who captured viral helmet footage of himself moving into open terrain to draw Taliban fire away from his squad in 2012, said Democrats backing Platner owe his children an apology.

“I’m very thick-skinned, and he said it,” Daniels told The Post. “I don’t want an apology, and any apology from him [Graham] at this point would definitely not be sincere.”

“What I’d really like is for [Sen.] Elizabeth Warren, [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer, [Sen.] Bernie Sanders, [House Minority Leader] Hakeem Jeffries, and everybody else on the far left to tell my children to their face that they are endorsing and supporting a man who said that their father should have not lived. Cheering on the death of their father.”

Daniels had gone viral in 2012 over heart-pounding footage of himself out in the open on a ridge in Afghanistan with bullets flying all around him, trying to create an opening for his seven fellow soldiers.
At the time, he was a 37-year-old father of two children.

Ultimately, he was hit four times, but all members of his squad survived the chilling firefight. Later, he was awarded the Purple Heart for sustaining injuries.

About seven years ago, Platner, a Marine veteran, sneered at Daniels from his “P-Hustle” Reddit account.

“This video never gets old. Dumb mother—er didn’t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat *** wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,” Platner, then a 34-year-old, chided on his burner Reddit account.

The Post has verified Platner’s remarks using Pull Push. Platner has mass-deleted his Reddit account history. The Post reached out to Platner’s campaign for comment.

Daniels, who ran for Congress and later for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor as a Republican years ago, tore into Platner for his attacks against the late “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and Vice President JD Vance over their military service.
 
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Platner is a nazi wannabe. Sick. And democrats love him.

Most democrats are a national disgrace.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-ne...e-slams-dems-backing-him-say-that-to-my-face/

WASHINGTON — The heroic, Purple Heart-winning Army veteran, who US Senate hopeful Graham Platner sneered in a screed on his burner Reddit account didn’t deserve to live, tore into the Democrats for continuing to back the Maine candidate.

Pfc. Ted Daniels, who captured viral helmet footage of himself moving into open terrain to draw Taliban fire away from his squad in 2012, said Democrats backing Platner owe his children an apology.

“I’m very thick-skinned, and he said it,” Daniels told The Post. “I don’t want an apology, and any apology from him [Graham] at this point would definitely not be sincere.”

“What I’d really like is for [Sen.] Elizabeth Warren, [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer, [Sen.] Bernie Sanders, [House Minority Leader] Hakeem Jeffries, and everybody else on the far left to tell my children to their face that they are endorsing and supporting a man who said that their father should have not lived. Cheering on the death of their father.”

Daniels had gone viral in 2012 over heart-pounding footage of himself out in the open on a ridge in Afghanistan with bullets flying all around him, trying to create an opening for his seven fellow soldiers.
At the time, he was a 37-year-old father of two children.

Ultimately, he was hit four times, but all members of his squad survived the chilling firefight. Later, he was awarded the Purple Heart for sustaining injuries.

About seven years ago, Platner, a Marine veteran, sneered at Daniels from his “P-Hustle” Reddit account.

“This video never gets old. Dumb mother—er didn’t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat *** wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,” Platner, then a 34-year-old, chided on his burner Reddit account.

The Post has verified Platner’s remarks using Pull Push. Platner has mass-deleted his Reddit account history. The Post reached out to Platner’s campaign for comment.

Daniels, who ran for Congress and later for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor as a Republican years ago, tore into Platner for his attacks against the late “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and Vice President JD Vance over their military service.

On Saturday, speaking at a conference of religious conservatives, Trump was pressed on his description of McCain as “a dummy.” The moderator, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, described McCain as “a war hero.”

“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
 

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Platner is a closed-minded idiot and nobody should be voting for him.

Until we quit electing those bozos (looking at you too, Republicans) we’re not going to be able to move on from the dumpster fire we’re currently in.
 
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On Saturday, speaking at a conference of religious conservatives, Trump was pressed on his description of McCain as “a dummy.” The moderator, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, described McCain as “a war hero.”

“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
Exactly what I was going to post.
 
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Tom Paris

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Platner is a nazi wannabe. Sick. And democrats love him.

Most democrats are a national disgrace.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-ne...e-slams-dems-backing-him-say-that-to-my-face/

WASHINGTON — The heroic, Purple Heart-winning Army veteran, who US Senate hopeful Graham Platner sneered in a screed on his burner Reddit account didn’t deserve to live, tore into the Democrats for continuing to back the Maine candidate.

Pfc. Ted Daniels, who captured viral helmet footage of himself moving into open terrain to draw Taliban fire away from his squad in 2012, said Democrats backing Platner owe his children an apology.

“I’m very thick-skinned, and he said it,” Daniels told The Post. “I don’t want an apology, and any apology from him [Graham] at this point would definitely not be sincere.”

“What I’d really like is for [Sen.] Elizabeth Warren, [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer, [Sen.] Bernie Sanders, [House Minority Leader] Hakeem Jeffries, and everybody else on the far left to tell my children to their face that they are endorsing and supporting a man who said that their father should have not lived. Cheering on the death of their father.”

Daniels had gone viral in 2012 over heart-pounding footage of himself out in the open on a ridge in Afghanistan with bullets flying all around him, trying to create an opening for his seven fellow soldiers.
At the time, he was a 37-year-old father of two children.

Ultimately, he was hit four times, but all members of his squad survived the chilling firefight. Later, he was awarded the Purple Heart for sustaining injuries.

About seven years ago, Platner, a Marine veteran, sneered at Daniels from his “P-Hustle” Reddit account.

“This video never gets old. Dumb mother—er didn’t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat *** wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,” Platner, then a 34-year-old, chided on his burner Reddit account.

The Post has verified Platner’s remarks using Pull Push. Platner has mass-deleted his Reddit account history. The Post reached out to Platner’s campaign for comment.

Daniels, who ran for Congress and later for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor as a Republican years ago, tore into Platner for his attacks against the late “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and Vice President JD Vance over their military service.
New York Post. Checks out that you would use them for a news source.
 

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On Saturday, speaking at a conference of religious conservatives, Trump was pressed on his description of McCain as “a dummy.” The moderator, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, described McCain as “a war hero.”

“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

That’s different for some reason.
 

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So we want Susan Collins back for another term? No thank you.
Who do you want in a position of power, Tom?

Option A:
Promotes political violence
Says rape victims asked for it
Considers themself a Communist
Willfully got a Nazi tattoo

Option B:
Anti-Trump and has not voted for Trump even though they belong to the same political party
Champion of public health
Supports reducing taxes on small businesses
Supports reproductive rights and a woman's rights to abortion access
Supports LGBTQ+ rights
 

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On Saturday, speaking at a conference of religious conservatives, Trump was pressed on his description of McCain as “a dummy.” The moderator, Republican pollster Frank Luntz, described McCain as “a war hero.”

“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”

But, but, but.... WHATABOUTTRUMP?

You clowns crack me up. Sad and pathetic. Probably poor too.
 
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nytigerfan

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But, but, but.... WHATABOUTTRUMP?

You clowns crack me up. Sad and pathetic. Probably poor too.

I never voted for platner. Never will. You voted for trump three times. Scumbag. Why do you disrespect our vets?

Lol at calling me poor
 

m.knox

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I never voted for platner. Never will. You voted for trump three times. Scumbag. Why do you disrespect our vets?

Lol at calling me poor

Yes, I voted for the winner 3 of 3 times, and America agrees with me.
 

lucas80

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Who do you want in a position of power, Tom?

Option A:
Promotes political violence
Says rape victims asked for it
Considers themself a Communist
Willfully got a Nazi tattoo

Option B:
Anti-Trump and has not voted for Trump even though they belong to the same political party
Champion of public health
Supports reducing taxes on small businesses
Supports reproductive rights and a woman's rights to abortion access
Supports LGBTQ+ rights
Collins has a funny way of showing her support for women's reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community given her support of far right judges who are issuing rulings taking away the rights of those groups. Public health? Collins voted to confirm RFK Jr. She was silent as the ACA has been dismantled and starved.
GP has explained the tattoo to my satisfaction, not that I live in Maine. It's funny watching people twist themselves up in knots after voting 3 times for a man who bragged about sexually assaulting women, or ignoring Pete Hegseth's white power tattoo.
Different, I suppose. Nuanced above my level of understanding.
 

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Another democrat with excellent moral character.... lmfao...

The Graham Platner Sexting Scandal Just Got a Lot More Explosive​


https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josep...candal-just-got-a-lot-more-explosive-n2676979


Platner's wife responds:

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Platner's wife responds:

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You know one of the things I have agreed with the left and Dems 100% is the "It's not hard to just say 'I hate Nazis'" when it came to disavowing white supremacists and proud boys. It's an easy thing to do. And yet they can't bring themselves to do it over a guy who had a Nazi tattoo for EIGHTEEN years. As Tim Walz would say, "Weird".
 
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You know one of the things I have agreed with the left and Dems 100% is the "It's not hard to just say 'I hate Nazis'" when it came to disavowing white supremacists and proud boys. It's an easy thing to do. And yet they can't bring themselves to do it over a guy who had a Nazi tattoo for EIGHTEEN years. As Tim Walz would say, "Weird".
If I thought he was an actual nazi, I would, but I don't. Would I prefer that he didn't get the tattoo, yes, but we have an actual authoritarian movement running our government as we speak and since very few people on the right will stand up to it, we will have to do what's best for the country in this case, though I don't have a vote.
 
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If I thought he was an actual nazi, I would, but I don't. Would I prefer that he didn't get the tattoo, yes, but we have an actual authoritarian movement running our government as we speak and since very few people on the right will stand up to it, we will have to do what's best for the country in this case, though I don't have a vote.
I don't have a problem with any of that. My main problem with all of this rhetoric is that much of it was said about Mitt effing Romney when he dared run against President Obama. So, I will just have to hate Trump and Maga for my own reasons without needing any help from others who were saying the same stuff about Mitt....which was shameful.
 

dpic73

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I don't have a problem with any of that. My main problem with all of this rhetoric is that much of it was said about Mitt effing Romney when he dared run against President Obama. So, I will just have to hate Trump and Maga for my own reasons without needing any help from others who were saying the same stuff about Mitt....which was shameful.
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Collins has a funny way of showing her support for women's reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community given her support of far right judges who are issuing rulings taking away the rights of those groups. Public health? Collins voted to confirm RFK Jr. She was silent as the ACA has been dismantled and starved.
GP has explained the tattoo to my satisfaction, not that I live in Maine. It's funny watching people twist themselves up in knots after voting 3 times for a man who bragged about sexually assaulting women, or ignoring Pete Hegseth's white power tattoo.
Different, I suppose. Nuanced above my level of understanding.
My wife asked me this question and I didn't have an answer...maybe you can help...what rights have been taken away from the LGBTQ community? This is a serious question, not trolling, and just as background, we're both a little older and have seen the change in thinking about the LGBTQ community, and after the decision on same sex marriage, the civil rights act and other equal opportunity steps, it just seems as if all rights are equal right now...didn't used to be...for sure.
 

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If I thought he was an actual nazi, I would, but I don't. Would I prefer that he didn't get the tattoo, yes, but we have an actual authoritarian movement running our government as we speak and since very few people on the right will stand up to it, we will have to do what's best for the country in this case, though I don't have a vote.
dpic, how do you feel about his comments on the soldier who took fire, was wounded 4 times, to draw the fire away from his squad. From my perspective, this seemed like a really strange comment from somebody who had been in combat.

I flew with guys who got medals for drawing enemy fire away from troops who were in danger

I would think he has some reason for making the statement, but I haven't seen it.
 

dpic73

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dpic, how do you feel about his comments on the soldier who took fire, was wounded 4 times, to draw the fire away from his squad. From my perspective, this seemed like a really strange comment from somebody who had been in combat.

I would think he has some reason for making the statement, but I haven't seen it.
I haven't looked into it but on it's face I don't like it - at all. Surely there must have been a reason that we don't know for him to say something like that, at least I hope there is. But I've also seen him repeatedly explain that after three combat deployments, he was messed up when he returned to the States and said a lot of things on social media that he regrets. Since I've never walked in his shoes, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because his apologies do come across as sincere, to me anyway. He seems like a good dude who made some mistakes and would like to make things right for anyone he offended so I'm willing to give him some slack, for now.
 

Allornothing

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I never voted for platner. Never will. You voted for trump three times. Scumbag. Why do you disrespect our vets?

Lol at calling me poor
Speaking as a vet, I have never been disrespected by this administration, or Trump's prior administration. Do you wish to provide links of people who have actually served? I know you aren't one of them.

I can't say the same for Obama/Biden. Sorry to burst your bubble, but using your communist/socialist/liberal ideas, why are you even allowed to comment on anything regarding vets.

Y'all always say, this is my reality. This is my world. This is my life.

Y'all are some dumb SOBs. Reality is reality. You don't get to choose your own.
 

Scrubby

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Another bad weekend for the democrats. They're on track to lose the mayoral race in LA and their nazi problem in maine is only getting worse. Now we know Platner was using Kik, a very well known predator app to talk to multiple women (girls possibly?) While married. So gross.. I am shocked that the guy who openly fantasizes about jacking off in porta potties is a total creep in general. Shocked!!!
 

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Another bad weekend for the democrats. They're on track to lose the mayoral race in LA and their nazi problem in maine is only getting worse. Now we know Platner was using Kik, a very well known predator app to talk to multiple women (girls possibly?) While married. So gross.. I am shocked that the guy who openly fantasizes about jacking off in porta potties is a total creep in general. Shocked!!!

I guess it's what appeals to most lefties these days.
 
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Speaking as a vet, I have never been disrespected by this administration, or Trump's prior administration. Do you wish to provide links of people who have actually served? I know you aren't one of them.

I can't say the same for Obama/Biden. Sorry to burst your bubble, but using your communist/socialist/liberal ideas, why are you even allowed to comment on anything regarding vets.

Y'all always say, this is my reality. This is my world. This is my life.

Y'all are some dumb SOBs. Reality is reality. You don't get to choose your own.

Of course you've never felt disrespected by this administration. You're a ******* cult member.

And this is America, dipshit. I can speak about vets as much as I want. That's the ******* freedom that they fought for, you moron.
 
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My wife asked me this question and I didn't have an answer...maybe you can help...what rights have been taken away from the LGBTQ community? This is a serious question, not trolling, and just as background, we're both a little older and have seen the change in thinking about the LGBTQ community, and after the decision on same sex marriage, the civil rights act and other equal opportunity steps, it just seems as if all rights are equal right now...didn't used to be...for sure.
Iowa alone has stripped dozens of rights from trans people. Healthcare being a huge one one, but even worse, protections from basic discrimination is now gone. Employers can freely discriminate against the LGBTQ in Iowa now.

Nationally, Obergefell and gay marriage is at serious risk right now. Rights are absolutely not equal.
 

Allornothing

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Of course you've never felt disrespected by this administration. You're a ******* cult member.

And this is America, dipshit. I can speak about vets as much as I want. That's the ******* freedom that they fought for, you moron.
I want you ******* to keep talking. I don't want you to shut up! Keep that ****sucker running at better than 100%. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, keep on talking.