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Graham Platner Declines to Apologize for Celebrating Video of American Soldier Being Shot
The heroic Army veteran at the center of a nasty controversy involving Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is now speaking out, and he says the Democrats still backing Platner owe his children an explanation. According to the New York Post, Purple Heart recipient Ted Daniels blasted top Democrats f...
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Right / center-rightPurple Heart Hero Mocked By Graham Platner Has One Question For Dems
Purple Heart Hero Mocked By Graham Platner Has One Question For Dems
The heroic Army veteran at the center of a nasty controversy involving Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is now speaking out, and he says the Democrats still backing Platner owe his child...
Hero Vet Whom Graham Platner Said Didn't Deserve to Live Unleashes Tactical Brilliance, Leaves Dems in Painful Dilemma
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The Purple Heart recipient, whom Maine U. S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner said didn’t deserve to live, responded in a way that left Democrat backers of the candidate with no legitimate […]...
Graham Platner Declines to Apologize for Celebrating Video of American Soldier Being Shot
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Graham Platner declined to apologize over the weekend after being asked about his celebration of a video of an American soldier being shot. The post Graham Platner Declines to Apologize for...
