{"id":920,"date":"2026-06-01T18:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=920"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:39:22","slug":"graham-platner-bails-on-interview-with-friendly-media-outlet-amid-sexting-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=920","title":{"rendered":"Graham Platner Bails On Interview With Friendly Media Outlet Amid Sexting Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner reportedly cancelled an interview with MS NOW amid new sexting allegations, according to Mediaite.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=918\">How Extensive Has Trump\u2019s DC Beautification Been? We Have The Numbers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s former political director Genevieve McDonald reportedly told CNN last Saturday that Planter\u2019s wife Amy Gertner warned the campaign in Spring 2025 that he had sent sexually explicit messages to women on the messaging app Kik. Gertner said in a video last Saturday that she was \u201cdeeply hurt by the invasion of our privacy,\u201d according to Mediaite. (<strong>RELATED: Nazi Tattoo Guy Graham Platner Bird-Dogged Over Public Masturbation Social Media Posts<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Platner\u2019s team] came to us and wanted to come on. They pulled out. I think we saw why yesterday as these stories came out,\u201d MS NOW host Eugene Daniels said, Mediaite\u00a0reported Sunday. \u201cThe story comes after Platner said in an interview with\u00a0<em>The New York Times<\/em> earlier this year that he had none \u2014 no more personal scandals he wanted to get ahead of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>One of Platner\u2019s top aides\u00a0allegedly threatened to defame McDonald if she didn\u2019t retract her comments, the DCNF reported Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916\">Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Platner is no stranger to negative coverage concerning his private life. He allegedly wrote in a March 2017 post on Reddit that he liked to \u201cjerk off\u201d in portable toilets, among other comments pertaining to his genitalia, the DCNF previously reported.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>Platner also faced criticism over an apparent Nazi-linked symbol tattooed on his chest, which he reportedly denied as a drunken mistake and later had covered up. Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts called it \u201cdisqualifying,\u201d the DCNF reported last week.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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