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Graham Platner’s wife campaign video statement responding to infidelity allegations widely panned by critics
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Graham Platner’s wife Amy Gertner came out to defend her husband’s Senate campaign Saturday, but X reactions to the five-minute video are rebuking it as damage control that did not dispute recent allegations against the Maine Democrat.
«So it makes me really angry, disappointed, and I find it really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip, instead of talking about real issues that Graham is running on — like healthcare and education and childcare,» Gertner said hours after the Wall Street Journal reported that Platner exchanged sexual text messages with several women after he and Gertner were married.
«Being newly married is hard. Being newly married and going through infertility is hard. Being newly married, going through infertility, and a Senate campaign is hard.»
The wife speaking for her husband after the surfacing of allegations against him – and not the candidate himself – was seized on by critics and social media users replying to the video post.
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Senate candidate Graham Platner is under fire, but it was his wife Amy Gertner coming out with a controversial five-minute social media post by the campaign to denounce the ‘attacks’ while she did not deny the allegations of infidelity in a new marriage. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
«Graham Platner admitted to sexually explicit text messages with over a dozen women and having an account on a ‘predator paradise’ child exploitation app, then had his wife – a victim of his deviant actions – defend it,» National Republican Senatorial Committee press secretary Samantha Cantrell told Fox News Digital on Sunday.
Fox News Digital reached out to Platner’s campaign for a response but they did not immediately respond.
«It looks and sounds like a hostage video,» one X user responded to the video. «Blink twice if you need rescuing, Amy.»
The controversy comes as Platner, a progressive oyster farmer and military veteran running to unseat moderate incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has drawn support from national Democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who previously praised him by saying, «That’s my kind of man.»
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has called Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner her ‘kind of man,’ a statement seized on by critics after allegations of infidelity are surfacing. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Sophie Park/Getty Images)
«I don’t even know if I have the right words to describe what we’ve been going through, but our marriage counselor helps, my personal counselor helps, Graham’s personal counselor helps, and we work on our mental health every day,» Gertner added.
«No marriage is perfect, and I don’t want a perfect marriage. I want my marriage, and I want to be married to Graham.»
But X users rebuked the use of the wife to defend the Senate campaign.
«It’s not your wife’s job to defend your infidelity, creep,» writer Emily Zanotti wrote on X.
«The big problem here is that this story only covers what exists out there: potentially dozens of emails, text messages, and videos Platner sent to who-knows-how-many women, which the campaign is now praying aren’t next to be leaked,» she added in another post.
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Another X user, who is a self-proclaimed 2028 Kamala Harris for president supporter, denounced the fact a campaign «has forced his wife to make a #hostage video,» urging «Amy, please reach out to .@MEStatePolice so they can remove his firearms from your home.»
«Shame on Graham for putting her in this position,» another poster wrote on X.
Despite the blowback, Gertner did stress they have «a great marriage.»
But critics note the video did little to answer allegations surrounding the Democrat Senate hopeful, particularly with the admission of mental health and infidelity struggles in a still-new marriage.
«I have incredible empathy for a woman who’s just had a miscarriage having to make a video defending her husband’s infidelities,» Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts wrote on X. «But a man so damaged by combat – according to him and his family – that he’s said and done destructive things for decades needs to recover, not run for Senate.»
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Gertner’s video statement confirmed the mental health questions and notably did not deny the reporting.
«I knew the man that I married is wonderful and dynamic and probably a genius,» Gertner said. «I knew the man that I married had been through an immense amount of violent active combat. He’s been in therapy for years. I just I admire the f— out of him.
«So when there are news articles about our marriage, it’s just extra sh—-. Can I say that online? I hope I can.»
Earlier Saturday, Platner’s campaign confirmed the controversial text exchanges to Politico following a report from The Wall Street Journal that noted a former campaign aide seeking to get ahead of opposition research leaked the damning allegations.
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«They’re trying to make this woman a scapegoat when she was clearly the canary in a coal mine,» Watts added in another X post, sharing a Facebook message from alleged whistleblower Genevieve McDonald, who rebuked those defending Platner’s campaign: «We cannot be this painfully stupid.»
«So I think I’m feeling angry today, and I don’t normally make public statements, but it’s really important for me to tell all of you out there — especially people who are voting in Maine — that I think it’s shameful behavior to spend time and energy and resources on negative ads and negative stories on Graham when all he’s trying to do is improve the lives of people who work for a living,» Gertner added.
The irony of rebuking «attacks» was not lost on critics.
«Have you read your husband’s campaign attacks, press releases and X posts?» former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell wrote on X, replying to the campaign video post. «You think you all get a free ride to brutally attack others and not get criticized yourself?»
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«Put on your big girl pants – he’s running for 1 of the 100 Senate seats,» he added.
Among the «attack» posts noted by Grenell was one from the same Platner campaign X account earlier in the day.
«Susan Collins is spineless and corrupt,» the campaign post read. «And in 157 days, we will defeat her.»
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Among the reactions to Gertner’s video post were shock that infidelity in their marriage allegedly happened so quickly after she admittedly «got married in 2023.»
Also, critics noted the scripted and rehearsed reaction video where she admitted that «this is like my 20th take.»
After the withdrawal of Maine Democrat Gov. Janet Mills from the primary, Platner is his party’s presumptive nominee in Maine’s Senate race before the June 9 primary.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., is the most prominent Democrat publicly pushing back, calling Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo (Totenkopf/SS Death’s Head) «personally disqualifying» and urging Maine voters to reject him.
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Collins is in a vulnerable seat in the closely held Republican Senate majority 53-47, having served for 29 years since Jan. 3, 1997. Democrats have long targeted Collins for a potential Senate seat flip, particularly because of her checkered voting past that historically has not been a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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La central nuclear de Paks, la única de Hungría, paralizó el sábado sus operaciones tras una súbita caída de la producción provocada por el descenso del caudal del río Danubio a mínimos históricos, a su vez causada por la ola de calor en Europa. El anuncio lo realizó el primer ministro del país, Peter Magyar, quien convocó un grupo de trabajo para abordar un apagón sin precedentes en la historia de la planta, que durante la última década llegó a generar la mitad de la energía eléctrica nacional.
“Parada en Paks. El nivel del agua del Danubio ha bajado todavía más. La producción actual es solo de 480 megavatios, en comparación con los 2.000 megavatios normales. Pronto habrá importantes anuncios sobre las decisiones adoptadas por el grupo de trabajo de Defensa”, comunicó Magyar a través de redes sociales.
Este domingo, el jefe de Gobierno húngaro comunicó que una de las dos últimas unidades generadoras de la central fue paralizada a la 1:30 de la madrugada. “Como resultado, la producción de la planta caerá a solo 240 megavatios, y mañana (lunes) será completamente paralizada por primera vez en 44 años”, detalló.
El Danubio es fundamental para la refrigeración de los reactores en la planta nuclear.
Magyar informó que la situación es “crítica”, dado que Hungría recurre a todas las centrales eléctricas disponibles, incluidas algunas que requerían reparación para operar a pleno rendimiento. “En los últimos días, hemos pedido a los mayores consumidores industriales de energía que reduzcan voluntariamente su consumo. Un número significativo de las empresas contactadas han accedido a reorganizar su producción y reducir la demanda de energía durante el período pico de la tarde”, señaló el primer ministro.
Cerca de las 18.00 del sábado, Magyar anunció la reanudación de la actividad en la planta eléctrica de Dunamenti, que aportó un refuerzo de 360 megavatios al sistema.
A su vez, el primer ministro anunció que a partir del lunes se suspenderá el tráfico ferroviario de mercancías en las franjas horarias más críticas, entre las 17.00 y las 22.00, con el objetivo de “reducir la demanda energética del sistema ferroviario durante la tarde y liberar reservas adicionales”.
El Gobierno ordenó también el teletrabajo durante los tres primeros días de la próxima semana en todos los puestos de la administración pública donde sea posible mantener las tareas a distancia. “Pedimos a las empresas y a los empleadores que, en los próximos días, ofrezcan la posibilidad de trabajar desde casa a todos los empleados cuyo trabajo pueda realizarse de forma remota, y que reduzcan al mínimo posible el consumo energético de los edificios de oficinas”, indicó Magyar.
Además, se apagarán las luces decorativas y todas las luces no esenciales en instituciones estatales, y se espera que los gobiernos locales apliquen las medidas de ahorro energético más estrictas posibles.
Ante este panorama, Eslovaquia ofreció su ayuda al Gobierno de Hungría ante la escasez de suministro provocada por la paralización de la central nuclear. El primer ministro eslovaco, Robert Fico, aseguró que sigue de cerca la crisis energética generada por la detención de la planta húngara.
“Expresamos nuestra solidaridad con nuestro país vecino, así como nuestra disposición a ayudar. La posibilidad de un cierre total de la central nuclear debido a la escasez de agua del Danubio para la refrigeración de los reactores amenaza a Hungría con una crisis energética sin precedentes”, advirtió Fico.
El jefe de Gobierno eslovaco examinó opciones de suministro eléctrico de emergencia para Hungría junto a la viceprimera ministra y ministra de Economía, Denisa Sakova, y el presidente del Consejo de Administración de las Centrales Eléctricas Eslovacas, Branislav Strycek. Fico informó además que las centrales nucleares eslovacas de Bohunice y Mochovce operan con normalidad, aunque el descenso del caudal del Danubio también empieza a sentirse en el país.
(Con información de Europa Press)
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The Democratic Socialists of America just won $5.2 million in an inheritance dispute, according to a new legal filing, handing the organization a major financial boost as it seeks to expand its influence within the Democratic Party.
The $5.2 million award is serious money for the Democratic Socialists of America, amounting to nearly an entire year of revenue for the organization, according to its tax filings.
For a little over a year, the Democratic Socialists of America had been embroiled in a legal dispute over the will of New York University professor David Greenberg, who died in July 2024. Greenberg stipulated in his will that the contents of his New York University retirement account should be transferred to the New American Movement, a now-defunct left-wing activist group, or «any successor thereof» upon his death.
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The New American Movement merged with the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee to form the Democratic Socialists of America in 1982, according to contemporary coverage in left-wing media outlets.
Greenberg, a sociology professor, spent much of his life involved with left-wing movements, and his NYU obituary described him as «a prominent figure in America’s radical criminology movement.»
The Democratic Socialists of America just won $5.2 million in an inheritance dispute, according to a new legal filing. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Martin Hecht, Greenberg’s nephew, contended that the Democratic Socialists of America failed to file the proper paperwork to be considered the legal successor and that New York University failed to fulfill its fiduciary duty to Greenberg by not making sure his will accurately reflected his wishes before his death.
The judge presiding over the case ultimately sided with the Democratic Socialists of America, handing it the multimillion-dollar sum. Hecht initiated his lawsuit in April 2025, and the case was ultimately decided Monday.
The $5.2 million constituted the majority of Greenberg’s wealth, with a separate account worth $1.3 million being transferred to his estate without dispute, according to a legal filing.
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On Inauguration Day Jan. 20, 2025, Democratic Socialists of America members marched in Washington, D.C., carrying signs that said, «SOCIALISM BEATS FASCISM,» equating the incoming Trump administration to fascism. (Asra Q. Nomani/Fox News Digital)
This cash comes at an opportune time for the organization.
Candidates affiliated with or backed by the Democratic Socialists of America have enjoyed a string of victories in recent months, beginning with Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor in 2025 and continuing with 2026 primary wins by candidates such as Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who bested establishment-backed opponents in New York’s congressional primaries.
Socialist candidates have also won primary races in Philadelphia, the District of Columbia and Colorado.
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Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The victories, several of which came against Democratic incumbents, have expanded the Democratic Socialists of America’s foothold in government and given the group greater influence over the party, particularly in heavily Democratic urban districts.
What the Democratic Socialists of America ultimately will use its newfound wealth to do has not been disclosed, but its past spending behavior may provide some clues.
The organization, for instance, regularly spends big on advertisements meant to convince people to vote for Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates. In an August 2024 blog post, one New York Democratic Socialists of America member floated paying for advertisements to support the organization’s recruitment efforts.
Tax documents filed by the Democratic Socialists of America in November 2025 show that the organization distributes cash to its local chapters and aligned groups while also spending big on community mobilization and messaging campaigns.
These efforts appear to have borne some fruit. In early July, the Democratic Socialists of America announced that it had grown to 120,000 members, claiming that it had become the «largest socialist organization in United States history.»
The Democratic Socialists of America and Hecht’s attorneys did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
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Los capturaron cargando televisores y lavadoras tras aprovechar incendio en almacén de República Dominicana
Un incendio de grandes proporciones afectó este sábado las instalaciones de un almacén, ubicado en la marginal de la autopista Las Américas, kilómetro 13, en Santo Domingo Este, donde la Policía Nacional recuperó productos saqueados y detuvo a más 17 personas involucradas en robos tras el siniestro.
Así lo confirmaron fuentes oficiales y medios locales, tras la viralización de imágenes en redes sociales que mostraron a varias personas llevándose electrodomésticos y otros artículos mientras avanzaban las llamas.
El operativo permitió la detención de diecisiete personas en flagrante delito, quienes fueron sorprendidas presuntamente cargando mercancías sustraídas del establecimiento, entre ellos se encontraban televisores, neveras, lavadoras, microondas y otros electrodomésticos.
La Policía detalló que los artículos recuperados fueron trasladados a un centro habilitado para su resguardo. En un comunicado, la institución desmintió “de manera categórica las versiones falsas que circulan en medios de comunicación y redes sociales, en las que se pretende atribuir a agentes de la institución el uso de unidades oficiales para sustraer electrodomésticos durante el incendio registrado en la empresa”.
Según la policía, “las imágenes evidencian, con los electrodomésticos y personal del almacén presentes, que la actuación de nuestros agentes estuvo orientada exclusivamente a enfrentar actos delictivos, agarrar a personas involucradas en robos y recuperar electrodomésticos sustraídos del establecimiento”.
Durante una intervención ante la prensa, el vocero de la institución policial, Diego Pesqueira, explicó: “El reporte que tenemos es que estas personas, que desde mi punto de vista son delincuentes, aprovecharon en el momento que se inició este incendio que ha reducido a cenizas esta empresa. Aprovecharon para saquear y cargar con algunos ajuares. Gracias a la intervención de la Policía Nacional, han sido detenidas hasta el momento más de diecisiete personas, que fueron sorprendidas en flagrante delito mientras cargaban distintos tipos de ajuares”.
Pesqueira agregó que varias unidades policiales se emplearon para trasladar los artículos recuperados y evitar confusiones sobre el uso de vehículos oficiales. “Hemos utilizado varias de nuestras unidades policiales para trasladar a un centro que ha sido habilitado para llevar estos artículos que están siendo recuperados, ocupados, en poder de estos saqueadores, quienes han sido apresados. Queremos aclarar esa parte para que no se vaya a confundir y le agradecemos su pregunta”.
Policías recuperaron neveras, lavadoras, microondas, abanicos y otros electrodomésticos sustraídos de almacén incendiado. (Retomado de: Diego Pesqueira)
Los detenidos serán puestos a disposición del Ministerio Público para los procedimientos legales correspondientes. La Policía Nacional reiteró que su intervención buscó “preservar el orden público, proteger vidas y bienes, prevenir hechos delictivos y garantizar la seguridad durante la emergencia”, al tiempo que exhortó a la población a verificar la información antes de divulgarla y a no difundir contenidos falsos que puedan desacreditar la labor institucional.
Las autoridades mantienen un perímetro de seguridad debido al riesgo de colapso parcial de la estructura del local y piden a la población no acercarse al área, acatando las instrucciones de los organismos de socorro mientras continúan las labores de remoción de escombros y evaluación de daños.
De acuerdo con la Defensa Civil de República Dominicana, técnicos especializados se desplegaron en la zona para colaborar en la extinción del incendio, cuyas causas permanecen bajo investigación. A pesar de la magnitud del fuego, no se han reportado víctimas mortales.
El operativo de emergencia incluyó la presencia de personal del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santo Domingo Este, dirigido por el general Roberto Santos Méndez, quien coordinó unas quince unidades, así como la intervención del alcalde Dio Astacio y el subdirector del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE), coronel Edwin Olivares.
La Policía Nacional implementó un amplio dispositivo de seguridad para proteger a la ciudadanía, preservar el orden y respaldar las labores de los organismos de emergencia. El despliegue fue supervisado por el director regional Santo Domingo Oriental, general Claudio González Moquete, bajo instrucciones del director general de la institución, mayor general Andrés Modesto Cruz Cruz.
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