President Donald Trump criticizes Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner after Platner wins the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary. Multiple outlets report that Trump speaks at length about Platner on Wednesday, using personal insults such as calling him a “thug” and a “low-level thug,” along with other derogatory remarks. The coverage ties Trump’s comments to a broader set of controversies around Platner, including references to alleged past criminal issues in the reports. PBS and The Hill describe Trump’s remarks as direct and extensive, while Forbes characterizes the comments as following a decisive primary victory. After the primary, Platner becomes the Democratic candidate to face incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins in the general election. The reports focus on the language Trump uses and the timing of the attacks immediately after Platner secures the nomination, but do not identify specific policy disputes in their accounts. Overall, the sources agree on the election outcome and the fact that Trump makes personal attacks against Platner during his post-primary remarks.
Trump attacks Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner after primary win
President Donald Trump criticizes Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner after Platner wins the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary. Multiple outlets report that Trump speaks at length...
- Graham Platner wins the Democratic primary in Maine and becomes the party’s Senate nominee.
- Trump makes personal attacks on Platner in remarks Wednesday, calling him a “thug” and “low-level thug.”
- Reports also describe Trump using additional derogatory terms for Platner.
- The nomination sets up a general-election matchup between Platner and incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
- The reporting links Trump’s comments to existing controversies involving Platner.
President Donald Trump spoke at length on Wednesday about Democrat Graham Platner, who clinched Maine's Democratic Senate nomination on Tuesday.
11 hours agoPresident Trump unleashed a blistering personal attack Wednesday on Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, calling him a "low-level thug" and a "cheap, no-good person" with a criminal record unlike anything he claims to have seen in American political history.
12 hours agoPlatner decisively won the Democratic Maine Senate primary Tuesday despite a string of controversies.
14 hours agoPresident Trump ripped into Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, calling him a “low-level thug." "He's worse than any human being that's ever run for office probably," the president said. Platner, a progressive oyster farmer, easily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday to become the party's candidate to face incumbent Republican Susan Collins....
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