“We’re old enough to remember that if somebody had a Nazi tattoo, they’re a Nazi sympathizer,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) hammered fellow Democrat and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as a “ghoul” and “Nazi sympathizer” on Tuesday in the latest example of the Pennsylvanian’s willingness to break with some members of his party over Israel.
Speaking at the American Jewish Committee’s annual global forum in Washington alongside Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Fetterman cited Platner, a former U.S. Marine who recently covered up an SS skull-and-crossbones tattoo that he says he got while drinking on leave in Croatia, as an example of Democrats who have gained prominence from opposing the Jewish state.
“We’re old enough to remember that if somebody had a Nazi tattoo, they’re a Nazi sympathizer,” Fetterman said. “But now that’s OK. People will defend that, or they’ll just kind of explain that away.”
In recent days, Platner, who polls suggest could unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in a key race for control of the Senate, has also been the subject of media reports about sexual messages that he sent to as many as a dozen women after his marriage in 2023. Primary elections in Maine are on June 9.