Bill Maher urges Maine voters to elect Graham Platner despite the candidate’s ‘scary’ issues

Bill Maher, The host of HBO’s “Real Time” endorsed Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday, saying he supports the Democratic nomination despite some of Platner’s “horrible” positions and actions.

“I still urge people in Maine to vote for him for two reasons.” Maher said after listing numerous controversies. “First, we need to restore balance to our government, and the Democratic Senate will be very helpful in that regard.

“And second, get used to it. America is a country full of corrupt, terribly educated, phone-addicted, kind of crazy people. And as long as we live in a representative democracy, we’re always picking our reflection in the mirror. I wish the tattoo were Platner’s scariest thing. It’s not. That would be his solution to trespassing, which is to rape the home invader.”

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“He said this a lot: ‘If anyone comes in here, I’ll rape them,’ but not in a sexual or ‘homosexual’ way,” said Lyndsey Fifield, according to a woman who was previously with Platner and is now voicing concerns about disturbing behavior.

She stated that Platner instead wanted to dominate them through penetration and believed that rape was about power.

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“Let’s be realistic about Graham Platner” Maher said. “The real story is this: Democrats can likely take back the Senate in November if they win Maine. But their local candidate … after this week’s primary, is, let’s say, a guy whose background screams ‘Don’t ask,'” Maher said.

“I’m not judging Graham Platner anymore because I’m just learning who he is,” Maher continued. “The thing is, so is he. What I do know is that he served his country in the war in the Marines, and you can never underestimate how great that was. But then there’s the sexting, um, scary behavior while he was married. Let’s say some of his exes, old posts about how he was a communist and all cops are bastards and black people don’t leave tips.”

who is the platner officially became the Democratic nominee to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, grappled with her past, which resurfaced earlier this week; He received criticism for allegedly making suggestive statements about sexual abuse, race and terrorism, and threatening behavior towards women.

He also received criticism for the tattoo on his chest. It looked like the Nazi “Totenkopf” or Death’s Head, a symbol used by concentration camp guards.

“And of course he has a Nazi tattoo on his chest,” Maher said. “I mean seriously, this guy’s whole life is the movie ‘The Hangover.’ He doesn’t need to serve one term in the Senate. He needs a gap year.” Costa Rica“

Fox News Digital He reached out to Platner for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Maher said Mainers should vote for Platner.

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Later in the episode, Maher also dealt a harsh blow to the President. Donald Trump‘s communication style connects him to a new wave of politicians for whom outlandish behavior or comments are no big deal.

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“Our current president is speaking his inner monologue out loud,” Maher said.

“You know what an internal monologue is, right?” he asked. “It’s the stream of thoughts that we all constantly go through our heads and organize. We organize our thoughts. We don’t just throw all our excrement out. We have a Strait of Hormuz Between our brain and our mouth, where we don’t let everything pass. But not the president of the United States.”

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Fox News’ Charles Creitz, Leo Briceno and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

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