‘I’m not a secret Nazi’: Maine Democratic Senate candidate addresses tattoo
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#70XKV)
Graham Platner says he didn't know historical associations of skull-and-crossbones tattoo he got on his chest in 2007
The Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner attempted to get ahead of potential opposition research by disclosing and explaining a skull-and-crossbones tattoo he has on his chest that resembles Nazi imagery, along with an embarrassing personal video.
In a video interview with Pod Save America that aired on Monday, Platner said he and fellow marines got matching tattoos at a parlor in Split, Croatia, in 2007 while deployed overseas.
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