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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ripped Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over his recently exposed Reddit posts mocking a wounded U.S. soldier.
Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee challenging Collins in November’s midterm election.
“It’s never appropriate to mock a downed American soldier,” Collins told Fox News Digital. “It’s just appalling.”
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Sen. Susan Collins blasts Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner for an old Reddit post in which he mocked a wounded U.S. soldier. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A slew of newly resurfaced Reddit posts from Platner includes comments he made about a viral video of a U.S. soldier — Pfc. Ted Daniels — almost killed in combat. The video from Daniels’ helmet camera shows Daniels being shot four times during a 2012 firefight with Taliban fighters. He was awarded the Purple Heart for those injuries.
“Dumb motherf—– didn’t deserve to live,” was posted in 2019 by the now-deleted Reddit account “P-Hustle,” which Platner has previously acknowledged he owned.
“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.”
When Collins was asked about all of Platner’s resurfaced posts circulating online, she asked for specifics. This response comes as Platner has had lewd Reddit posts continue to come to light since last year.
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Senatorial candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater in Ogunquit, Maine, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Sophie Park/Getty Images)
