{"id":88169,"date":"2026-07-07T22:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fetterman-tells-those-who-backed-platner-to-sit-it-out-on-a-possible-replacement\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T22:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:34:07","slug":"fetterman-tells-those-who-backed-platner-to-sit-it-out-on-a-possible-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fetterman-tells-those-who-backed-platner-to-sit-it-out-on-a-possible-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman tells those who backed Platner to &#8220;sit it out&#8221; on a possible replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><em>Washington <\/em>\u2014 Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said members of the party who helped prop up Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner amid a string of scandals should not play a role in <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/graham-platner-replacement-maine-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">selecting his potential replacement<\/a><\/span> if he drops out of the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of these people that put someone like Platner in this seat right now, sit it out,&#8221; Fetterman said in an interview with &#8220;The Takeout with Major Garrett&#8221; on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman condemned his colleagues in Congress and others who continued backing Platner after problematic internet comments he made years ago came to light, his admission that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/graham-platner-nazi-symbol-tattoo-reddit-posts-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">once had a tattoo<\/a> widely associated with a Nazi emblem, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/graham-platner-wife-told-campaign-about-sexually-explicit-texts-he-sent-other-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">and allegations<\/a> of sexually explicit texts and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerning behavior toward women<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Maine woman he previously dated, Jenny Racicot,\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/graham-platner-maine-senate-race-sexual-assault-allegation\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told Politico and CNN<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that Platner sexually assaulted her in 2021 \u2014 which Platner denied \u2014 leading the candidate to lose the support of top Democrats. 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