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President Donald Trump spoke at length on Wednesday about Democrat Graham Platner, who clinched Maine's Democratic Senate nomination on Tuesday.
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Trump said Platner "is a thug. He's a cheap, no-good person." He also called him "fake" and "phony."
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The president mentioned the numerous accusations against Platner and wondered what would happen if Republicans had a candidate like that.
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Trump himself has faced numerous accusations about his past treatment of women, including being found liable for sexual abuse. The president also has endorsed Senate hopeful Ken Paxton, a Texas Republican with a checkered public past.
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Trump also, unprompted, mentioned Jeffrey Epstein, faulting Democrats for fixating on Epstein while still backing Platner.
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<small>Source: PBS NewsHour</small>
