'He's Scared... and He Should Be,' Platner Says of Trump Calling Him Worst Person to Ever Run for Office
"Just a few days after winning Maine’s Democratic primary for US Senate by over 52 points, Graham Platner on Friday shared a short video of his reaction to Republican President Donald Trump calling him a 'thug' and 'worse than any human being that’s ever run for office, probably.' "
"In the video posted on social media, Platner holds a laptop and watches 20 seconds of the president’s comments, chuckling, before responding: 'Wow! I got to say, being called a thug and the worst person to ever run for office by Donald Trump might be the highest compliment that I have ever received.' "
"Since Trump’s Wednesday attack on Platner in the wake of his decisive primary victory, critics have pointed out that the president has used his position to enrich himself and his family while gutting programs for working families and cutting taxes for the rich. He was also found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women, and reportedly named over a million times in files related to his former friend, convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein."
“ 'He’s also right: There might not be a lot of other people like me who’ve run for office,' Platner said. 'You know, people that actually serve their country, fought in this nation’s wars, came home, started the business, lived down here in the real world, have spent years and years being involved at the local level in the community, and then one day decided to go run for US Senate.' "
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