{"id":11078,"date":"2026-05-25T09:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11078"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:37:49","slug":"purple-heart-vet-graham-platner-said-deserved-to-die-slams-dems-backing-him-say-that-to-my-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11078","title":{"rendered":"Purple Heart vet Graham Platner said &#8216;deserved to die&#8217; slams Dems backing him: &#8216;Say that to my face&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The heroic Purple Heart-winning Army veteran, whom Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner sneered as not deserving to live in a screed on his burner Reddit account, tore into the Democrats for continuing to back the candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Pfc. Ted Daniels, who captured viral helmet footage of himself moving into open terrain to draw Taliban fire away from his squad in 2012, said Democrats backing Platner owe his children an apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very thick-skinned, and he said it,\u201d Daniels told The Post. \u201cI don\u2019t want an apology, and any apology from him [Graham] at this point would definitely not be sincere.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pfc. Ted Daniels wants Democrats backing Graham Platner to face scrutiny about why they are supporting a candidate who has attacked veterans. <span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019d really like is for Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, Hakeem Jeffries, and everybody else on the far left to tell my children to their face that they are endorsing and supporting a man who said that their father should have not lived. Cheering on the death of their father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniels had gone viral in 2012 over heart-pounding footage of himself out in the open on a ridge in Afghanistan with bullets flying all around him, trying to create an opening for his seven fellow soldiers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>At the time, he was a 37-year-old father of two children.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, he was hit four times, but all members of his squad survived the chilling firefight. Later, he was awarded the Purple Heart for sustaining injuries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Graham Platner has declined to apologize for his Reddit comments, chalking it up to \u201cs\u2014t posting.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About seven years ago, Platner, a Marine veteran, sneered at Daniels from his \u201cP-Hustle\u201d Reddit account. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis video never gets old. Dumb mother\u2014er didn\u2019t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,\u201d Platner, then a 34-year-old, chided on his\u00a0burner Reddit account.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has verified Platner\u2019s remarks using Pull Push. Platner has mass-deleted his Reddit account history. The Post reached out to Platner\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels, who ran for Congress and later for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor as a Republican years ago, tore into Platner for his attacks against the late \u201cAmerican Sniper\u201d Chris Kyle and Vice President JD Vance over their military service.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ted Daniels\u2019 helmet footage of the firefight has garnered tens of millions of views. <span class=\"credit\">FUNKER530 \/ YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Platner had bashed Vance for sitting \u201cin an air conditioned office\u201d and accused Kyle of slaughtering civilians to boost his kill count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand the abhorrent malcontent for veterans that went out there and served honorably. That gets me,\u201d Daniels vented. \u201cIt\u2019s extremely odd that he does stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Democrat, who had other Reddit posts defending soldiers who urinated on dead Taliban bodies and gushing over war, was recently confronted on his slights towards veterans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did four tours in the infantry; any attempt to say that I disrespect veterans is slanderous and offensive,\u201d Platner told Fox News when pressed. \u201cDo you know how many of my friends have Purple Hearts?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He declined to apologize. <\/p>\n<p>Daniels, who remains modest about his sacrifice and stands at a towering 6\u2032 4\u2033, chided that Platner would be unlikely to trash-talk his service to his face.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Graham Platner is now the presumptive Democratic candidate for Maine\u2019s Senate race. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a pretty intimidating person to stand in front of, and it\u2019s easy for them to shoot a mouth off behind a keyboard, but face to face, it\u2019s crickets, and I kind of wonder what Graham Platner\u2019s response would be if he were face to face with me,\u201d he mused.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels recalled going through intense surgery from his injuries and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his time fighting for America.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his frustrations with Platner\u2019s swipes against veterans, Daniels feels he still deserves credit for the sacrifices he made for America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to come after Graham Platner and his service,\u201d Daniels said. \u201cHe\u2019s still a brother. Okay, were his comments way out of line? Sure. Do I lose sleep over it? No, absolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of folks out there who feel jaded that other veterans they feel got unfair or undue attention due to their service, and they didn\u2019t get any.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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