President Donald Trump called a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate a 'thug' and a 'pig' during a speech in the Oval Office, suggesting that the Democratic Party was hypocritical for supporting someone with so many questions about his past. He also endorsed a parade of Republicans with their own personal baggage.
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine.
Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich. , chair of the House Republican Conference, laughs as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington.
on Wednesday, calling the Senate candidate from Maine a “thug” and a “pig” and suggesting that the Democratic Party was hypocritical for lining up behind someone with so many questions about his pastTrump also has endorsed a parade of Republicans with their own personal baggage — but that didn't stop him from faulting the other side for doing the same.
“He’s a thug, and they’re trying to make excuses for him,” Trump said of top Democrats. “I mean, he’s worse than any human being that’s ever run for office, probably. ”Asked about Trump's comments, Platner's campaign said the candidate remained focused on issues facing Maine. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, in response, issued a statement focused on Collins, who is considered one of the most vulnerable senators up for reelection this year.
“Susan Collins is facing backlash in Maine after voting with Trump 96 percent of the time, being the decisive vote for the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, and selling out to the special interests that fund her campaigns after three decades in the Senate, and that’s why Trump praised her today in the Oval Office,” spokesperson Josh Marcus-Blank said in a statement.
“Graham Platner proudly referred to himself as a ‘communist,’ called all police ‘bastards,’ and said rural White Americans ‘actually are’ racist and stupid. President Trump is absolutely correct that Platner is both a thug and a pig.
Attempting to compare President Trump to Graham Platner is exactly why trust in legacy media outlets like the failing Associated Press is at an all-time low,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement.an event to sign an immigration and deportation funding bill “He’s like a pig,” the president said, adding that perhaps “pigs would be very upset” to be associated with Platner, drawing laughter from assorted Republican lawmakers in the Oval Office with him. Trump then brought up another scandal that has swirled around him dating back to his first term as president: his former friendship with convicted sex offender.
Trump sought to paint Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer as a hypocrite, saying he “goes crazy over this or that or Epstein, Epstein, Epstein” but instead should be concerned about Platner. Setting aside the allegations Trump has faced over the years, Republicans have had candidates who were accused of serious misconduct who nonetheless won Trump's backing.in which he was acquitted but publicly exposed his extramarital affair.
Paxton has said allegations of wrongdoing were politically motivated.and declined to rescind the backing after CNN reported that the candidate had made lewd and racist comments on a pornography website — though he didaccused of sexual assault and denied it, and Trump’s initial choice for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who faced a Justice Department sex trafficking investigation and a House Ethics Committee investigation into sexual misconduct. Gaetz denied wrongdoing and withdrew his name from consideration.
The DOJ investigation ended without federal charges against him. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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