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Trump Allies Spend $1.9 M Attacking Maine Front-Runner Platner

4/28/2026

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Pine Tree Results super PAC spent $1.9 million on attack ads against Maine frontrunner Graham Platner, per the FEC on April 22.
Funding came from Stephen Schwarzman, Paul Singer and Alex Karp, all supporters of President Donald Trump.
The ads cited Platner’s 2013 Reddit comment on responsibility for intoxicated sexual-assault victims and a claimed Nazi-style tattoo.
Platner said he was unaware, raised three times more from donors than opponents, and leads polls by 11 points.

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Pine Tree Results super PAC spent $1.9 million on attack ads against Maine frontrunner Graham Platner, per the FEC on April 22.
Funding came from Stephen Schwarzman, Paul Singer and Alex Karp, all supporters of President Donald Trump.
The ads cited Platner’s 2013 Reddit comment on responsibility for intoxicated sexual-assault victims and a claimed Nazi-style tattoo.
Platner said he was unaware, raised three times more from donors than opponents, and leads polls by 11 points.