Ro Khanna regrets his past support of Graham Platner after latest sexual assault allegation
Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he regrets endorsing Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after a recent sexual assault allegation.Platner announced that he would be ending his campaign last week after a report accused him of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend in 2021. Several major Democratic figures initially stood by the candidate prior to this report in his bid to defeat longtime Republican incumbent Sen.
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Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he regrets endorsing Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after a recent sexual assault allegation.Platner announced that he would be ending his campaign last week after a report accused him of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend in 2021. Several major Democratic figures initially stood by the candidate prior to this report in his bid to defeat longtime Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.One of them included Khanna, who personally campaigned with Platner in June amid several other mounting controversies and allegations of sexual misconduct.PLATNER ACCUSER RECALLS 'GASLIGHTING,' ‘BETRAYAL’ FROM NY TIMES AS SHE CAME FORWARD WITH HER ALLEGATIONS"You have stood by him through a series of previous controversies, from a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol to his online posts blaming survivors of sexual assault, even after The New York Times published allegations from ex-girlfriends describing a pattern of emotional abuse, aggressive behavior, which he denies we should say," host Kristen Welker said. "Why weren’t those past controversies a breaking point for you?"For me, the line always was sexual assault or sexual violence, and as soon as that came out, I was the first person to withdraw my endorsement," Khanna said.
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- Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday that he regrets endorsing Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after a recent sexual assault allegation.Platner announced that he would be ending his campaign last week after a report accused him of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend in 2021. Several major Democratic figures initially stood by the candidate prior to this report in his bid to defeat longtime Republican incumbent Sen.
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