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Combat veteran nearly killed by Taliban fires back at Platner’s deleted online attack: ‘You’re a coward’
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Combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient Ted Daniels, who was nearly killed by the Taliban, ripped Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over a resurfaced post in which Platner said Daniels should not have survived.
Speaking to «The Bottom Line» on Thursday, Daniels called Platner a «coward» for hiding behind a keyboard.
«People like this don’t say stuff like this to my face,» he said. «It’s online, and that right there tells me, Graham, you’re a coward.»
In a now-deleted Reddit post from June 2019, Platner reacted to a viral helmet-cam video showing Daniels being shot four times during a 2012 clash with Taliban fighters.
«This video never gets old,» Platner wrote under the username «P-Hustle,» a deleted Reddit account he has acknowledged owning.
«Dumb motherf—– 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. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban’s part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible s— decision possible when it comes to small unit combat,» the post read.
PLATNER’S DELETED REDDIT SPARKS OUTRAGE AGAIN AS HE APPEARS TO MOCK WOUNDED SOLDIER: ‘DIDN’T DESERVE TO LIVE’
Maine Democratic Sen. candidate Graham Platner is facing renewed criticism over his deleted Reddit history. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The deleted post can still be found in the Maine Monitor’s database of Platner’s deleted Reddit history.
Platner, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is facing mounting backlash over his past online comments, which have drawn criticism from veterans and lawmakers across the political spectrum. His resurfaced Reddit account also featured a stream of vulgar and highly unusual posts that critics say raise broader questions about Platner’s judgment.
«Thank you for your service, Graham, but I think you’re a scumbag personally,» Daniels said.
Other resurfaced Reddit posts included Platner describing himself as a «communist» and «socialist,» alleged homophobic slurs, and praise for Hamas military tactics.
Daniels said Platner’s comments may stem from personal insecurity.
«Hate never comes from above,» he said. «It always comes from below. I don’t know if Mr. Platner has an inferiority complex. I don’t know if he’s disgusted or not proud of his own service because he’s out there attacking folks who are proud of their service and have done the right things for the right reason.»
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Senate candidate Graham Platner, D-Maine, acknowledges a large crowd during a town hall at Bunker Brewing in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Daryn Slover/Portland Press Herald via AP)
He said he first learned about the post while having coffee with his wife and immediately asked whether it came from a «liberal» before knowing who wrote it.
After his wife confirmed it was Platner, Daniels said the comments «made sense.»
«This is what they do. It’s the violent rhetoric. It’s hateful rhetoric,» he said.
Daniels said Platner needed «therapy» for attacking other soldiers, including «American Sniper» and former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whom Platner previously accused of killing civilians to inflate his numbers.
«The comments that he made about me are just one thing. He attacked former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle as well. Chris Kyle’s an American hero, he’s an icon, the legend,» he said.
WATCH: COLLINS RIPS MAINE CHALLENGER PLATNER OVER RESURFACED REDDIT POST MOCKING WOUNDED US SOLDIER
Sen. Susan Collins blasts Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s mocking of a U.S. wounded soldier as the two are headed toward a likely November showdown. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
He added that Platner’s comments reflect poorly on the military as a whole.
«Everybody thinks that everybody that served in the military is a saint and can do no wrong and that’s just not the case,» he said.
«Just to have somebody like this involved in our culture in the first place, it’s embarrassing for the entire military and veteran community.»
Daniels said Platner is contributing to extreme political rhetoric online.
«This man has cheered on Antifa. He has called for violence. He hates cops, and it’s like, this is what we’re dealing with,» he said. «From what I see, it’s all behind the keyboard.»
He said Platner’s rhetoric and emotionally unstable behavior make him unfit for office.
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«This is coming from a man whose party has no idea what a woman is, yet he saw a video of a man online and had an emotional meltdown like a 13-year-old girl who just got dumped by her boyfriend,» Daniels said. «Honestly, that’s not the type of leadership that we need in our government.»
Platner became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee after two-term Gov. Janet Mills ended her campaign last month. If he wins the June primary, Platner will face five-term incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall.
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El ex presidente surcoreano Yoon Suk Yeol fue sentenciado a 30 años de prisión por autorizar el envío de drones a Corea del Norte en 2024
Un tribunal de Corea del Sur condenó este viernes al expresidente Yoon Suk Yeol a 30 años de prisión por autorizar el envío de drones militares a Corea del Norte en 2024, una operación que, según la Justicia, buscó provocar una escalada de tensiones con Pyongyang para justificar posteriormente la declaración de la ley marcial.
La sentencia se suma a los problemas judiciales que enfrenta el ex mandatario, quien permanece detenido mientras apela una condena a cadena perpetua por liderar una insurrección vinculada a la imposición de la ley marcial en diciembre de 2024.
De acuerdo con un resumen del fallo judicial, los jueces concluyeron que Yoon pretendía provocar a Corea del Norte para que respondiera militarmente contra Corea del Sur. Según el tribunal, el entonces presidente buscó inducir a Pyongyang a realizar “actos armados o equivalentes contra el ejército o el pueblo de Corea del Sur”.
Los magistrados sostuvieron además que el ex mandatario intentó “aumentar las tensiones militares intercoreanas y fabricar una crisis nacional” con el objetivo de que su posterior declaración de la ley marcial pudiera resultar justificable ante la opinión pública.
Las incursiones con drones ocurrieron aproximadamente dos meses antes de que Yoon suspendiera el gobierno civil mediante un decreto de ley marcial. En aquel momento, Corea del Norte reaccionó con dureza y acusó a Seúl de enviar también panfletos propagandísticos a través de la frontera.
Un portavoz del Tribunal del Distrito Central de Seúl confirmó a la agencia AFP que la pena impuesta por el caso de los drones asciende a 30 años de prisión.
En la sentencia, los jueces señalaron que la operación militar de 2024 “implicó el uso de las capacidades militares de Corea del Sur para fines privados”. El tribunal remarcó que las facultades otorgadas al presidente, entre ellas el mando supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas y la potestad para declarar la ley marcial, deben ejercerse exclusivamente para proteger la seguridad nacional y la supervivencia del Estado.
Sin embargo, según el fallo, Yoon autorizó la operación con drones “creyendo que podía utilizar arbitrariamente tales poderes para su propio beneficio político”.
El expresidente rechazó las acusaciones. Yoon sostiene que decretó la ley marcial “únicamente por el bien de la nación”. Su equipo de defensa también negó los cargos relacionados con los drones y argumentó que la operación constituyó una respuesta a los globos cargados con basura que Corea del Norte envió al Sur durante ese año.
La declaración de la ley marcial por parte de Yoon, anunciada en un sorpresivo mensaje televisado durante la noche de diciembre de 2024, desencadenó una de las mayores crisis políticas de la historia reciente de Corea del Sur.
La medida suspendió temporalmente el gobierno civil, aunque su vigencia duró apenas unas seis horas. Legisladores de distintos sectores acudieron de urgencia a la Asamblea Nacional y votaron para anular el decreto en una sesión extraordinaria.
La crisis política derivó en protestas, fuertes turbulencias en los mercados financieros y preocupación entre los principales aliados de Corea del Sur, incluidos Estados Unidos y otros socios estratégicos de la región.
Meses después, el país celebró elecciones presidenciales en un contexto de elevada tensión política. Como resultado de esos comicios, Lee Jae Myung asumió la presidencia tras un prolongado período de incertidumbre institucional.
Las operaciones con drones continúan siendo uno de los principales focos de fricción entre las dos Coreas, que técnicamente permanecen en guerra desde el armisticio que puso fin a los combates de la guerra de Corea sin la firma de un tratado de paz definitivo.
En un episodio separado del proceso contra Yoon, investigadores surcoreanos determinaron que funcionarios gubernamentales enviaron drones al Norte en enero de este año. El presidente Lee expresó posteriormente su pesar por ese incidente.
Por su parte, Kim Yo Jong, una de las figuras más influyentes del liderazgo norcoreano, calificó las declaraciones de Lee como un “comportamiento prudente”. No obstante, las expectativas de una mejora en las relaciones bilaterales se redujeron después de que Pyongyang retomara la definición de Corea del Sur como su “enemigo más hostil”.
La nueva condena contra Yoon amplía la lista de causas judiciales abiertas contra el exmandatario y profundiza las consecuencias políticas de la crisis desatada por la ley marcial y las operaciones militares que precedieron a aquella decisión.
(Con información de AFP)
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Biden confidant under fire for Nazi tattoo defense in latest Graham Platner fallout: ‘Disgusting’
Democrats rally behind scandal-plagued Graham Platner in Maine Senate race
Democratic candidate Graham Platner maintains the support of top Democrats for the Maine Senate seat, despite his controversial past. He faces multiple scandals, including a Nazi-linked tattoo, a widespread sexting scandal and accusations of praising Hamas’s raid on Israel. As the November election against Senator Susan Collins approaches, the Democratic Party’s unwavering endorsement highlights their commitment to winning the crucial seat, though voters will weigh Platner’s actions.
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Former President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, is facing fierce pushback online after jumping into the growing controversy surrounding Maine Senate Democratic nominee Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo, attempting to defend and explain away the Democrat’s disputed ink.
«The fact that a Biden WH Chief of Staff Democrat is comfortable downplaying a Nazi tattoo from a different Democrat tells you everything you need to know about today’s Democrats,» posted Prager University contributor Shabbos Kestenbaum.
Klain sparked a fight with the Republican Jewish Coalition Wednesday when he defended Platner on the group’s Instagram post condemning the candidate and calling on Democrats to withdraw their support. Platner has denied the tattoo was intended as a Nazi symbol, even as multiple people familiar with the candidate have identified it as an SS skull-and-crossbones design, which he has since covered.
«This is just a partisan attack,» Klain wrote. «The tattoo was a skull and crossbones to remember his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan.»
GRAHAM PLATNER BLAMES NAZI TATTOO ON MILITARY ‘CULTURE,’ DRAWS BACKLASH FROM GOP VETERANS
President Joe Biden walks with Chief of Staff Ron Klain along the Colonnade of the White House in 2021. (HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Klain served as Biden’s chief of staff from 2021 to 2023, before becoming Airbnb’s chief legal officer. He was appointed to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Biden in January 2025 before President Donald Trump removed him nearly four months later.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is the presidentially appointed board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The exchange ignited a firestorm on social media, where critics argued Klain’s defense reflected a broader unwillingness among Democrats to distance themselves from Platner amid the growing controversy.
«Here’s former Biden WH Chief of Staff, and @Airbnb Chief Legal Officer, Ron Klain whitewashing Graham Platner’s Nazi SS Totenkopf tattoo. This, after hosting a fundraiser for Platner last week. As a former United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council @HolocaustMuseum member, Klain absolutely knows better,» RJC posted to X of the exchange.
WATCH: DEM SENATORS EXCUSE PLATNER’S CONDUCT AT CRISIS HUDDLE WITH EMBATTLED MAINE CANDIDATE
Graham Platner and his wife Amy Gertner acknowledge the crowd at his watch party after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
«This is a disgusting lie from Ron Klain and @Airbnb should be deeply concerned someone this dishonest is working for the company in a sensitive role,» posted Hudson Institute adjunct fellow Josh Block.
«What has become of us when prominent Jews defend Nazi sympathizers? I am disgusted. Ex-Biden chief Ron Klain defends Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo,» wrote former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
«It was NOT to honor his fallen comrades, which is wildly manipulative lie,» wrote Republican communicator Matt Whitlock on X.
SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORT
Graham Platner addresses the crowd at his watch party after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
«You do not have to debase yourself for Platner. Pick your values over partisanship. Focus on other elections. This man is not worth your self-respect,» wrote columnist Alex Zeldin.
«Worse: The highest-ranking elected Jewish official in the U.S., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, still endorses Platner and has refused to revoke his support,» wrote Antisemitism Watch founder Trish Posner.
Several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends have alleged the embattled nominee referred to his tattoo as «my Totenkopf» because of his belief that his unit shared similarities to the Nazi SS paramilitary forces.
During his victory speech Tuesday, Platner acknowledged the controversy that has followed him while on the campaign trail.
«Redemption is not just some simple or easy destination. It’s a journey. I’ve made mistakes in my life, mistakes that I regret, that I live with, that I continue to learn from and I’m still far from perfect,» said Platner. «But every day I wake up and I try to be a little bit better and a little bit kinder than I was the day before and if you give me the chance, I will be a senator for the people who cannot afford to buy a senator.»
A string of controversies have followed Platner as he eyes to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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In the heat of the primary race, Reddit posts surfaced detailing his past inflammatory comments, while he was also accused of physical misconduct, including aggressive behavior, with a former romantic partner. Platner denied those accusations.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ron Klain, Airbnb and Graham Platner for comment.
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