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Vets torch Dem Senate hopeful who called Army ‘fat, lazy trash,’ mocked soldier shot four times

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Veterans are ripping Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after resurfaced posts showed him calling the Army «full of fat, lazy trash» and mocking a soldier who was shot multiple times in combat before receiving a Purple Heart.
«I am a decorated veteran, and people need to understand what serving in the Army cost me: congestive heart failure, bilateral hearing loss, COPD, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism and PTSD,» Holland «Ricky» White, a Vietnam War veteran who served in the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, told Fox News Digital.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, also known as «The Herd,» was one of the first ground combat units to deploy to Vietnam, where it endured some of the war’s most intense fighting.
«I understand ridicule better than most. I was ridiculed not only as a Vietnam veteran, but as a black man as well,» White continued. «I lost friends over there, and it still hurts to talk about them. I often ask God, ‘Why did You spare me and not my friends?’ I believe God wasn’t done with me when I came home, and that’s why I continue trying to make a difference today.»
«That is why comments like Graham’s are so offensive,» White said.
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Graham Platner, the Democrats’ presumptive Senate nominee in Maine, holds an energy event in Ellsworth, Maine on Monday May 11, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The backlash adds to a mounting controversy over Platner’s deleted Reddit account as the veteran-turned-oyster farmer seeks to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in one of the nation’s most closely watched 2026 Senate races. Platner has leaned heavily on his military background in pitching himself to Maine voters, but the resurfaced posts threaten to derail his campaign as his use of slurs, embrace of socialism and criticism of the armed forces come under scrutiny.
Perhaps Platner’s most controversial Reddit post came in 2019 when he sharply criticized a soldier who was shot multiple times by the Taliban in 2012.
«Dumb motherf—er didn’t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat a– wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,» Platner wrote on Reddit, reacting to combat footage another user had posted. «Poor marksmanship on the Taliban’s part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home.»
The video that Platner was commenting on came from the helmet cam of U.S. Army veteran Ted Daniels, who was shot four times and awarded the Purple Heart.
«As a Purple Heart recipient myself – having been wounded for my country, I find his comments to be especially vile,» Steve, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who has built a large social media following, told Fox News Digital. «Mocking a fellow American that took enemy fire, to protect his squad shows a lack of basic understanding of brotherhood and selfless service.»
Steve requested that Fox News Digital withhold his last name for privacy reasons.
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Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer, launched a Democratic run for the U.S. Senate in Maine in August. (Graham Platner campaign)
Platner expressed a general distaste for the Army in his deleted forum posts.
«I spent another 4 in the Army after the Corps, and while I was very lucky to serve in some sh–t hot units with good dudes, as a whole the organization is absolute trash,» Platner wrote in April 2019. «As an organization it’s awful. Full of fat, lazy trash who would rather not be in uniform.»
«A Senator who calls soldiers ‘trash’ and mocks a man’s Purple Heart has shown who he really is,» Bill Brown, a retired Navy SEAL who served in Iraq, told Fox News Digital. «A Senator votes to send soldiers to war, confirms the generals who lead them, and funds the equipment that protects them. Platner’s own words in his deleted post prove he can’t be trusted to do right by those that protect us.»
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Graham Platner, left, pictured alongside Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images; Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
«Being a veteran does not make someone honorable. Honor is how you carry yourself, how you treat others, and how you speak about those who served beside you. In this case, the uniform may have been earned, but respect clearly was not,» Kate Monroe, the CEO of VETCOMM and a Marine Corps veteran, told Fox News Digital.
John Rourke, a retired Army staff sergeant who saw combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom, seconded Monroe’s sentiments, saying that Platner’s mockery doesn’t «make him edgy or tough» but «a disgrace to the uniform.»

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing renewed criticism over his deleted Reddit history. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Some of Platner’s possible future colleagues in the Senate who served in the armed forces have also condemned his comments.
«As a combat veteran, I’ve seen the cost of war up close. I’ve watched brave Americans come home with wounds, visible and invisible, that they’ll carry for the rest of their lives,» Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told Fox News Digital. «Mocking servicemembers for getting wounded or killed is absolutely despicable. These are our brothers and sisters, people who volunteered to put everything on the line for this country.»

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst speaking from the U.S. Capitol. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Ernst served 23 years in the Army Reserve and Iowa Army National Guard, including as a company commander in Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and retired as a lieutenant colonel.
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Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, points to a covered tattoo that was previously recognized as a Nazi symbol during an interview in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 22, 2025. (WGME via AP)
«Platner’s comments about American servicemembers are disgraceful, but it’s what we should expect from a communist with a Nazi tattoo,» Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told Fox News Digital.
Cotton served as an Army infantry officer with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
«Let’s see the courageous Democrat vets defend this one … can’t wait to hear it,» Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., a retired Navy SEAL, said of Platner’s remarks.

Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached the offices of some Democratic veterans serving in the Senate on Friday. None responded to requests for comment.
The Platner campaign also did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
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«The motto and ethos of the Marine Corps is Semper Fidelis – always faithful. This means fidelity to Marines and fellow service members,» Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, told Fox News Digital.
«This guy has failed that test.»
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NVIDIA advierte que la mayoría de los agentes de inteligencia artificial fracasa al pasar de la prueba a la producción

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El problema central de los agentes de inteligencia artificial dejó de ser su creación y pasó a ser su sostenimiento en el tiempo, afirmó Marcio Aguiar, director de la división Enterprise de NVIDIA para América Latina, en un comunicado difundido por la compañía. Según el ejecutivo, construir un agente capaz de ejecutar tareas específicas se volvió relativamente sencillo, pero mantenerlo funcionando todos los días, dentro de un presupuesto sostenible y con reglas claras sobre lo que puede o no hacer, es el verdadero obstáculo que enfrentan las empresas.
Los agentes de inteligencia artificial son sistemas que, a diferencia de los modelos que solo responden preguntas o generan texto e imágenes, ejecutan tareas de forma autónoma, acceden a documentos y toman decisiones limitadas dentro de reglas y permisos definidos. Su desarrollo atrajo fuertes inversiones durante el último año y multiplicó los anuncios corporativos, pero la brecha entre lo que las empresas muestran en sus demostraciones y lo que logran sostener en funcionamiento real se convirtió en uno de los debates centrales del sector tecnológico.
“Lo que vemos hoy es que muchas empresas ya han pasado de la fase de experimentación a la implementación de la inteligencia artificial, pero convertir esos proyectos en operaciones consistentes sigue siendo un reto”, sostuvo Aguiar en el comunicado. El directivo describió una distancia concreta entre el momento de la presentación de un proyecto y su funcionamiento sostenido: “Una demostración convence a la junta directiva en veinte minutos, pero lo que realmente define el éxito del proyecto es lo que ocurre en los seis meses siguientes, cuando el agente debe funcionar todos los días, dentro de un costo que la empresa pueda sostener y con reglas claras sobre lo que puede o no puede hacer”.
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El diagnóstico de NVIDIA identifica tres errores recurrentes en las empresas que intentan escalar sus proyectos de agentes autónomos. El primero es subestimar el consumo de recursos computacionales que exigen estos sistemas una vez que pasan de un entorno de prueba a un uso masivo. El segundo es tratar la seguridad y la gobernanza como una etapa posterior al lanzamiento, en lugar de incorporarlas desde el diseño inicial. El tercero es escalar los proyectos sin tener claro el retorno de inversión esperado. La combinación de estos factores deriva, según el ejecutivo, en presupuestos excedidos, agentes desactivados tras incidentes de seguridad y proyectos piloto que permanecen indefinidamente en fase de experimentación sin llegar a producción.
Detrás de este diagnóstico hay un cambio en la naturaleza técnica de los propios agentes. La mayoría de los sistemas que operan hoy se activan mediante un comando puntual, ejecutan una tarea específica y terminan su actividad. Los llamados agentes autónomos de larga duración, en cambio, funcionan de manera continua en segundo plano: revisan a intervalos regulares sus listas de tareas, identifican cuáles requieren acción, ejecutan lo que está dentro de sus permisos y remiten a personas únicamente los casos que exigen una decisión humana. Este modo de funcionamiento implica un acceso más amplio y constante a datos internos, lo que eleva las exigencias de seguridad respecto de los agentes que se activan de forma puntual.
Aguiar situó esta discusión en el centro de la conversación que, según anticipa, dominará al sector en los próximos meses. “La pregunta que se hará el mercado de ahora en adelante no es quién tiene un agente, sino quién logra mantenerlo operando de manera segura y generando resultados”, planteó el ejecutivo, para quien las compañías que traten la infraestructura de soporte como un componente estratégico, y no como una capa técnica secundaria, estarán mejor posicionadas para escalar sus proyectos de inteligencia artificial.
Aguiar concluyó que la diferencia entre las empresas en los próximos dos años no estará determinada por el acceso a los modelos de inteligencia artificial, cada vez más equiparado entre competidores, sino por la capacidad de convertirlos en operaciones confiables bajo las reglas específicas de cada negocio. Esa capacidad de sostener en el tiempo lo que hoy funciona en una demostración será, según el planteo de NVIDIA, el factor que determine qué empresas logren capturar el valor prometido por la inteligencia artificial agéntica y cuáles queden atrapadas en una fase de experimentación permanente.
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Dems reject Trump’s top spy pick after demanding replacement, leaving counter-terror tool in air

Jay Clayton set for DNI confirmation hearing
Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Jay Clayton’s Senate confirmation hearing as he looks to become the next director of national intelligence. Pergram also reports House Republicans are linking the SAVE America Act to a State Department funding bill following the expiration of the FISA program.
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Senate Democrats demanded a new, experienced person to lead the nation’s spy agencies, but when given the chance, they rejected President Donald Trump’s latest pick.
Still, their resistance was not enough to stop Republicans from confirming Jay Clayton to be the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to replace former DNI Tulsi Gabbard. Clayton, who was tapped to be the top prosecutor in Manhattan last year, was confirmed on a party line vote Tuesday.
He will replace acting DNI and Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, whose interim appointment prompted Senate Democrats to demand an immediate, permanent replacement over fears that Pulte would weaponize the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies or try to dismantle them.
SENATE CLEARS WAY FOR TRUMP’S TOP SPY AS KEY ANTI-TERROR PROGRAM REMAINS IN LIMBO
Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), during the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Clayton’s confirmation was thought to be a means to an end for the ongoing standoff over Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a tool that has been used to thwart several terror plots, including a planned mass-casualty event at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria.
However, they changed their tune when it came time to vote, and after a contentious confirmation hearing where only Republicans voted to send him to the Senate floor.
«As Senate Republicans move to once again confirm an inexperienced and unqualified nominee to a position of massive national security consequence for years to come, one thing remains clear — this type of politicized leadership will only make Americans less safe,» Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said in a statement.
Boiled down, the Section 702 program allows the U.S. government to collect intelligence on foreigners abroad who are using U.S. communication systems, and it serves as a major part of Trump’s daily intelligence briefing.
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But it also sweeps up communications from Americans who are talking to foreign suspects — a key issue that threatened reauthorization among privacy hawks in both parties well before Pulte’s appointment and Clayton’s subsequent nomination.
The program expired, however, last month in response to Pulte’s appointment, despite warnings from Republicans that allowing Section 702 to go dark could have dire national security consequences.
And Clayton’s confirmation, for now, does not appear to be breaking through the partisan logjam. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Fox News Digital that the pressure wasn’t on to reauthorize FISA.
«Democrats have refused to pass a bipartisan FISA bill until a new DNI is confirmed,» a spokesperson for Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told Fox News Digital. «Now that Jay Clayton is confirmed, it’s time for them to stop playing politics with national security and put up the votes to give our intelligence community the tools it needs to keep this country safe.»
TRUMP’S DNI PICK CLEARS KEY HURDLE, REVIVING PATH FOR NATION’S TOP ANTI-TERROR SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., arrives to the Capitol Visitor Center for a briefing about Iran on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«You know … we don’t have the immediate time pressure because the communication providers are still cooperating,» Warner said.
Before the deadline to reauthorize, lawmakers had differing trains of thought on what would exactly happen should it go completely dark. Some argued that it would slowly draw down, given that FISA courts had already authorized continued intelligence gathering until 2027.
Others worried that telecommunications giants, like Google, would ignore agreements without explicit authorization from Congress.
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But, as Warner noted, the latter isn’t happening.
Still, it leaves Clayton and the intelligence community on a murky path forward in the months ahead. And there’s not much time left on the Senate’s calendar to tackle the issue. The upper chamber is slated to leave Washington after the first week of August, and won’t return until early September. From there, keeping the government open will be a top priority for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
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