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.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Yeah this is my thought as well. I hope I’m wrong about it though… Even if he got educated after the tattoo, at some point you’d think he’d look it up. Especially if he’s apparently becoming a communist.