Rep. Ro Khanna says he regrets endorsing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after sexual assault allegation
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Rep. Ro Khanna says he regrets endorsing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after sexual assault allegation

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said on NBC's Meet the Press on July 12, 2026, that he regrets endorsing Graham Platner, who dropped out of the Maine U.S. Senate race after an ex-girlfriend alleged he sexually assaulted her in 2021. Khanna acknowledged he stood by Platner through earlier controversies, including a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol and posts blaming survivors of sexual assault, but said his personal line was sexual assault or sexual violence. Platner denied the allegations described in a New York Times report about a pattern of emotional abuse and aggressive behavior from ex-girlfriends.

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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Most outlets treat this as Khanna's accountability moment, while CNN pivots to the broader Democratic scramble to replace Platner, largely bypassing Khanna's remarks.
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THE LEFT2 outlets · mostly neutral
“Democrats in Maine jockey to replace Graham Platner in Senate race”
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THE RIGHT1 outlet · mostly critical
“'I Got that Call Wrong': Ro Khanna Says He Regrets Endorsement of Graham Platner”
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“Ro Khanna says he regrets endorsing Graham Platner in Maine Senate race” · The Hill

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CNNCNN Democrats in Maine jockey to replace Graham Platner in Senate race 1d ago
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NBCNBC News Ro Khanna says he regrets his endorsement of Graham Platner: 'I got that call wrong' 2d ago
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HThe Hill Ro Khanna says he regrets endorsing Graham Platner in Maine Senate race 1d ago
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BBreitbart 'I Got that Call Wrong': Ro Khanna Says He Regrets Endorsement of Graham Platner 1d ago
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Khanna said Senator Warren and Planned Parenthood also endorsed Platner, framing his error as shared across the Democratic Party
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Event #13226 · analyzed at 2026-07-14T13:13 UTC · last updated 12h ago