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.

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    2 days ago

    Not sure you’re responding to the right person. Maybe get some sleep, boss.

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      2 days ago

      Definitely I am responding to the right person.

      It’s not really for you. It’s for the people who read your comment and then had the same reaction I did. Apparently there are quite a few of them.

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        2 days ago

        My statement was in regard to PBS not including a photo of the thing the story is about.

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          Was it, though? Was it?

          This sounds more like he has been aware of what the tattoo represented and he hasn’t really cared about it until now. Which I personally find much more believable. Good on him for getting it covered up but, ehhh. Maybe don’t believe every word a politician exhales.