AOC dodges questions on abuse allegations, Nazi tattoo claims rocking Platner’s campaign

Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks down the House steps after a vote at the U.S.Capitol on April 23, 2026.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

Some of them recountedallegations of rape fantasies,heavy drinking and violent episodes.

Platner, who has acknowledged his“Throughout this campaign, I’ve been open about what was a very dark period of my life where I struggled with undiagnosed PTSD, too often self-medicated with alcohol and was far from a perfect boyfriend,” Platner said in a statement.

Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Platner, recounted another incident when Platner reportedly pushed her into a bedroom and twisted her arm behind her back before locking her in the room.She later was able to leave after falling asleep and waking after some time had passed.

Besides the rape visualizations, Platner would “fantasize about killing people he deemed a threat,” according to the Times’ conversation with Fifield �

Fifield also recounted how Platner would poke fun at his chest tattoo of a Totenkopf, which was used by Nazi death camp guards, and told the paper that Platner explained he and other members of his military unit chose it because of parallels between them and the Schutzstaffel — in that “they were a death unit… killers,” which appears to contradict his narrative that he did not know the tattoo was associated with the Nazi emblem.

Notably, Ocasio-Cortez has yet to give Platner, a fellow progressive, her endorsement as he looks to unseat Sen.Susan Collins, R-Maine.

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The new reporting adds to agrowing pile of concernssurrounding Platner’s candidacy.

Platner has received criticism for making off-color remarks on sexual abuse, race and terror, for atattoo associated with Nazi imageryand for potentially messaging with several women outside his marriage in inappropriate ways.

Among otherresurfaced comments,Platner, in one Reddit post, onceblamed rape victimsfor failing to protect themselves.

“How about people just take some responsibility for themselves and not so f—ed up when they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to?” Platner wrote in 2013.

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The Democratic candidate looking to unseat Sen.Susan Collins in Maine has admitted to exchanging sexual sexts with several women after marrying his wife two years ago, according to a report.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Platner, who looks poised to take the Democratic nomination to challenge Collins, R-Maine,met with senators earlierthis week, reassuring them about his prospective candidacy.

Maine will hold its Senate primaries next Tuesday.

Charles Creitz contributed to this report.

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