image sourced from original article at Senator Bernie Sanders snapped at a Fox News Digital reporter when asked about resurfaced vulgar Reddit posts by Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, whom Sanders endorsed in August 2025. After questioning the reporter about his employer, Sanders told him to ask Rupert Murdoch for a raise and to get a better job.
Several other Democratic senators declined to weigh in on the controversy. Some said they had not seen the posts, while others said Maine voters should decide Platner’s political future without interference from colleagues in the Senate.
Platner has faced mounting scrutiny over deleted Reddit posts that included crude sexual remarks, mocking a wounded Purple Heart recipient, comments about rape victims, and praise for militant tactics. He has acknowledged owning the account and previously attributed the posts to a difficult period in his life following military service and struggles with post traumatic stress disorder. His full Reddit history, spanning more than a decade, has been archived by a Maine news outlet.
