- Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations.
- The decision came after Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend, accused Platner of sexual assault in 2023, alleging he forced himself on her while intoxicated, adding to earlier reports from others who described a pattern of troubling behavior.
- Platner denied the accusations, calling them “troubling, serious and false,” but cited pressure from party elites for his withdrawal.
- “It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “It’s, uh, he’s in a bind. He’s in a bind.”
- Trump, for his part, has faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, including from columnist E. Jean Carroll. In 2023, a jury found him liable for sexual abuse in that case, a finding he has consistently denied.
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