{"id":11190,"date":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11190"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:01:46","slug":"lefty-senate-candidate-graham-platner-makes-unthinkable-gaffe-flubs-bernie-sanders-name-twice-in-fiery-fight-the-oligarchy-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11190","title":{"rendered":"Lefty Senate candidate Graham Platner makes unthinkable gaffe, flubs Bernie Sanders&#8217; name twice in fiery &#8216;Fight the Oligarchy&#8217; rally"},"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>Far-left darling Graham Platner stumbled over Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 name twice during an impassioned rally speech just one week ahead of the Maine primaries.<\/p>\n<p>US Senate hopeful Platner front-lined a \u201cFight the Oligarchy\u201d rally alongside Sanders in Portland, Maine on Sunday. While trying to boost the self-declared democratic socialist, Platner struggled with his pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last time, well before last night, I shared a stage with Senator Standers, it was here in Portland 13 days after we launched this campaign. It felt surreal then, and to tell you the truth, it still feels as surreal today,\u201d Platner said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39485985\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39485985\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/democratic-u-s-senate-candidate-128692984.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a Fighting Oligarchy tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026 in Orono, Maine.\" class=\"wp-image-39485985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/democratic-u-s-senate-candidate-128692984.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 6000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/democratic-u-s-senate-candidate-128692984.jpg?resize=300,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/democratic-u-s-senate-candidate-128692984.jpg?resize=768,512&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/democratic-u-s-senate-candidate-128692984.jpg?resize=1024,683&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, 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Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner stand together during a Fighting Oligarchy tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026 in Orono, Maine. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He gaffed the pronunciation a second time while closing out his speech, which was a lead-in to Sanders\u2019 own address. <\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s grandstanding came after a series of damning social media posts resurfaced online last week. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In one comment linked to Platner\u2019s burner Reddit account, he branded an American soldier who fearlessly threw himself into a line of fire to help his squad mates get to safety as a \u201cdumb motherf\u2014er.\u201d<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoor marksmanship on the Taliban\u2019s part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible s\u2014 decision possible when it comes to small unit combat,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The soldier, who survived the harrowing rescue, was later awarded a Purple Heart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39485982\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50367107;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/graham-platner-democratic-candidate-u-128735714.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/graham-platner-democratic-candidate-u-128735714.jpg?resize=1200,798&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/graham-platner-democratic-candidate-u-128735714.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/graham-platner-democratic-candidate-u-128735714.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\"\/><figcaption>Platner\u2019s grandstanding came after a series of damning social media posts resurfaced online last week. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Platner salivated at gross graffiti of male genitalia and gleefully recounted pleasuring himself in porta-potties in posts linked to the same defunct Reddit account.<\/p>\n<p>The National Republican Senatorial Committee seized on Platner\u2019s incriminating digital footprint and launched an AI-generated short mocking him.<\/p>\n<p>The spot showed a man who resembles Platner entering a porta-potty and ends with a child leaving one of the adjacent toilets. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is who Graham Platner is. 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