Fetterman Calls Out Bernie Sanders For Elevating ‘Predator’ Platner

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) called out Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), arguing that he was part of the push to elevate embattled Maine Democrat Graham Platner.

Platner, who is Maine’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, has faced a litany of scandals since he entered the race — from a Nazi-inspired tattoo and dubious social media history to multiple accusations of troubling behavior and even rape. Fetterman told Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday that Sanders ought to apologize for so aggressively pushing Platner.

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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) on Bernie Sanders support for Graham Platner:

“Honestly I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator more than anyone he helped elected” pic.twitter.com/qMnv3HY4H4

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Ingraham noted that almost across the board — with few exceptions, of which Fetterman was one — the Democratic Party had been all too willing to ignore the questionable items in Platner’s history, and she asked whether any of them should be held responsible for the ensuing situation.

“I refused to overlook that,” Fetterman replied. “But honestly, I would really call Bernie Sanders to apologize for pushing this kind of predator — more than anyone he helped [to] elect — and now apologize to the victims, especially the woman that she claimed that he raped her, so I don’t know why you want to keep pushing these kinds of people.”

“Maybe he should consider [sitting] a few out and stop pushing these kinds of communists, and now people like P. Hustle, now he has been credibly accused of rape — and that’s fairly recent, too, that was only less than five years ago,” Fetterman continued.

Fetterman has repeatedly challenged members of his own party over their support for Platner — and has argued that the scandals, even before the rape accusation, should have been disqualifying.