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Graham Platner unveils plan to 'shut this White House down,' stop Trump admin from functioning
Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner proposed using subpoena power to haul Trump administration officials before committees on a near daily basis if his party controls the Senate, aiming to paralyze the White House by keeping officials in hearings. The plan was framed as investigations to keep the administration from functioning. Fox News and The Hill report Platner made these remarks on MS NOW and in interviews, with Fox highlighting a Nazi tattoo controversy surrounding Platner and The Hill noting Mills’ exit from Maine’s race and Platner withdrawing from debates. Sources disagree on personal history details and framing, but share the core tactic of intensified scrutiny.
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Graham Platner unveils plan to 'shut this White House down,' stop Trump admin from functioning
Graham Plater, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Maine, discussed a plan to "shut this White House down" on MS NOW on Thursday. Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner unveiled a plan during an interview on Thursday to "shut this White House down" so that the Trump administration is not able to function.
Platner pulls out of all primary debates after Mills exits Maine Senate race
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is pulling out of upcoming Democratic primary debates after Gov. Janet Mills (D), his main party rival for the seat held by Republican Sen. Susan Collins, suspended her bid this week. Platner, a progressive political outsider and oyster farmer, had been expected to face off in.
Van Hollen backs embattled Dem with Nazi-linked tattoo, says ‘second chances’ matter
Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports after Gov. Janet Mills drops out of the Maine Senate Democratic primary, leaving controversial candidate Graham Platner as the presumptive nominee. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., pushed back against criticism of U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner over his " Nazi.
Lefty Senate candidate Graham Platner details scheme to paralyze Trump admin
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner unveiled a plan during an interview on Thursday to “shut this White House down” so that the Trump administration is not able to function. “Something we’re going to have to do if we’re in the majority [is] we need to use the power we get to shut this White House down,” Platner.