Sen. Bernie Sanders dodged questions about abuse allegations facing Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, refusing to respond at the Capitol.
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'Sen. Sanders dodges questions on Platner scandals amid growing scrutiny Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , declined to answer questions about allegations surrounding Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner as scrutiny of the candidate intensifies.
, I-Vt. , dodged a series of questions Tuesday about abuse allegations facing Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, offering no response when Fox News Digital asked whether he believed the women accusing the candidate of misconduct. As Sanders waited for an elevator at the Capitol, Fox News Digital asked whether he believed the allegations against Platner, whom the senator has previously campaigned for and continues to support. Sanders did not respond.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a"Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026.
"Senator, do you believe the women accusing Platner of abuse? " Fox News Digital asked. "You were campaigning for him recently, so I was wondering what you think about the allegations made against him. " Sanders also declined to answer questions about allegations that Platner knew about a Nazi-linked tattoo that has become part of the controversy surrounding his campaign.
"About the women saying he knew that he had a Nazi tattoo? You have nothing to say about the scandal?
" Fox News Digital asked. Sanders continued waiting for the elevator without responding. The Marine veteran and oyster farmer has defended himself against the criticism and retained the support of prominent Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , and Sens.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. , and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.has been accused by multiple women of abusive behavior and has faced criticism over sexually explicit messages, offensive social media posts and allegations involving a Nazi-linked tattoo. Platner has denied wrongdoing and defended himself against the allegations. Republican Sen.
Susan Collins of Maine, left, is set to face a bruising re-election challenge from Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, right. Whether the controversies surrounding Platner will affect voters remains to be seen. Maine Democrats headed to the polls Tuesday to determine who will face Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in November in one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races.
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