PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol.
The first-time political candidate said he got the skull and crossbones tattoo in 2007, when he was in his 20s and in the Marine Corps. It happened during a night of drinking while he was on leave in Croatia, he said, adding he was unaware until recently that the image has been associated with Nazi police.
It’s even worse than that. He has been noted talking about the Nazi symbol several times throughout the years. So the man has been saying “I didn’t know it was a Nazi symbol” for a long time now. He only claims to have covered it up now because it finally blew up in his face.
Apparently he has a pretty generous definition of the word “recently”. Or, the more likely answer, he has known for a long time (likely even when he got it) and has only recently seen it stop his grab for power.
… according to various people including a single anonymous source quoted in Jewish Insider who claimed to have heard him talk about it years ago. They do have some other things they are saying about how upset they are about him, too.