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Fetterman dares Platner to release messages with mystery women, says he'll 'wear a suit every day' in return

Fetterman criticized Platner and challenged him to release messages allegedly linked to a Kik account.

Fetterman dares Platner to release messages with mystery women, says he'll 'wear a suit every day' in return
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Sen. John Fetterman challenged Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to release messages allegedly linked to a Kik account, while criticizing Platner’s past remarks and other controversies. Platner’s campaign did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

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John Fetterman D · PA · SEN
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John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator criticizing Senate candidate Graham Platner

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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator and incumbent Platner hopes to unseat

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Vermont senator who defended Platner

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who endorsed Platner

Maine Senate candidate criticized by Fetterman

Elizabeth Warren
D · MA · SEN

Massachusetts senator who endorsed Platner

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Fetterman Questions Platner About Past Kik Activity

John Fetterman criticized Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over past online messages and challenged him to release messages tied to a Kik account. Fetterman offered to wear a suit in the Senate if Platner showed the recipients of explicit messages were adults. Center outlets include responses and context around Fetterman’s remarks. Right-leaning outlets foreground his criticism and challenge, with some presenting his intervention as forceful or commendable.

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