Republicans needle Graham Platner with devastating AI porta potty ad
Republicans have targeted Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner with a controversial ad featuring porta-potties. The ad highlights Platner's past Reddit comments about his unusual affinity for the smell of porta-potties. As the presumptive Democratic nominee, Platner faces scrutiny over his past statements and behavior as he competes against incumbent Senator Susan Collins.
- ▪The National Republican Senatorial Committee released an ad mocking Graham Platner's Reddit comments about porta-potties.
- ▪Platner's past posts include controversial remarks about military experiences and a tattoo linked to Nazi symbolism.
- ▪He is the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Maine Senate seat currently held by Susan Collins.
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Politics Republicans needle Graham Platner with devastating AI porta potty ad By Ryan King Published May 24, 2026, 11:49 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — Hopefully, it had hand sanitizer inside. Republicans’ official Senate campaign arm needled lefty Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner over recent revelations about his Reddit musings about loving the smell of porta-potties and using them to pleasure himself. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) rolled out a quick AI spot showing a man looking like Platner entering a porta-potty, but stopped short of showing anything more than that. The spot ends with a child leaving one of the adjacent toilets — to underscore how gross his admitted behavior was.
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