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Fetterman demands Bernie Sanders apologize for backing alleged 'predator' Graham Platner in Maine Senate race

Sanders said he recommended that Platner step aside in light of the allegations.

Fetterman demands Bernie Sanders apologize for backing alleged 'predator' Graham Platner in Maine Senate race
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John Fetterman called on Bernie Sanders to apologize for supporting Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after a woman accused Platner of sexual assault. Sanders said he had recommended Platner step aside; Platner’s campaign denied the accusations.

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Senator criticized by Fetterman for supporting Platner

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John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Senator calling on Sanders to apologize for supporting Platner

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Maine Senate candidate facing a sexual assault allegation

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Elizabeth Warren
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Senator who urged Platner to drop out

Ro Khanna
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Representative who urged Platner to drop out

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Bernie Sanders Urges Graham Platner to Leave Senate Race

Outlets agree that Bernie Sanders recommended Graham Platner leave Maine’s Senate race after a woman accused Platner of sexual assault. Platner denied the allegation. Left-leaning outlets split between reporting Sanders’s call and criticizing his earlier support; Daily Kos frames the episode as a failure of progressive vetting. Center outlets focus on Sanders’s recommendation, the allegation and denial, and party decisions. Right-leaning outlets emphasize political fallout and Fetterman’s demand for an apology, while some cast Sanders’s shift as Democratic hypocrisy.

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