Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat running for senate who has been plagued with multiple scandals calling his character into question, was recently exposed once again, for mocking a fellow war veteran and saying that he didn’t ‘deserve to live.’
That veteran is a man named Teddy Daniels and he just wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, firing back at Platner for his comments.
I’m the soldier Graham Platner mocked. Democratic men are having an identity crisis. He’s a prime example, writes Teddy Danielshttps://t.co/8wmZbK3nCJ
— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) May 28, 2026
This weekend, Daniels appeared on CNN and slammed not only Platner, but Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders for backing Platner, despite all of these awful remarks and controversies.
Transcript via Mediaite:
I kind of consider the source on that, first and foremost, and I’ll be honest with you, what really upset me about the comments is — you know, I can’t even say that I was upset. I’m upset about the comment that he made about Chris Kyle. You know Chris Kyle has kids. He’s not here to defend himself.
I have kids and you know with people like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders backing this man, I want them, I want Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to — my youngest is 8, he turns 9 in a couple days — to tell my kids that they’re supporting a man who said their father didn’t deserve to live. I mean, think about that. You know, that’s the issue there. It’s just sad that somebody like this is being considered for a position in leadership in the United States Senate.
See the clip below:
Purple Heart recipient Teddy Daniels calls out Democrats for supporting Graham Platner:
“With people like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders backing this man, I want them… to tell my kids that they’re supporting a man who said their father didn’t deserve to live.” pic.twitter.com/ma2bsGrW5g
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 30, 2026
In this clip from the same appearance, Daniels suggests that Democrats simply don’t care about veterans and their service to the country.
🔥NEW: Soldier who Graham Platner mocked *FIRES BACK*🔥
TEDDY DANIELS: “Those in the Democrat Party really, truly don’t care about veterans — about service — if they’re going to continue to back this man.” pic.twitter.com/dZsj33R7KL
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 30, 2026
Bernie Sanders is doing multiple campaign events with Platner. For her part, Elizabeth Warren publicly endorsed Platner, calling him, “My kind of man.”
Graham Platner is Elizabeth Warren’s kind of man. pic.twitter.com/GjKasNktSL
— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) May 30, 2026
Graham Platner is a disaster area of a candidate and everyone seems to believe that there is more dirt coming that’s even worse.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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