New reporting reveals that – after months of remaining silent on Graham Platner’s countless scandals – James Talarico only found the courage and “moral clarity” to condemn Platner after Chuck Schumer and the Democrats’ Senate campaign arm gave Talarico permission to do so.
“James Talarico is a radical Democrat extremist who will fall in line every time Chuck Schumer tells him to,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell.
Talarico has refused to denounce every Graham Platner scandal, including:
- Multiple women accusing Platner of abuse, harassment, and threatening behavior.
- Telling rape victims to “take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f*cked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to.”
- Using an active account on the “predator’s Paradise” app, Kik.
- Mocking a U.S. solider shot by the Taliban saying, “dumb motherf*cker didn’t deserve to live.”
- Calling rural white Americans racist and stupid.
- Had a Nazi tattoo that he referred to as “my Totenkopf” for years.
- Saying that cops are “opportunistic cowards” and “bastards.”
James Talarico conveniently condemned Platner only after Schumer had finally abandoned him. Platner recently bragged about the coalition of socialist Democrats he was building to join his crusade if elected, including Talarico.
Read the timeline here or below.
… At 7:01 p.m., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., released a joint statement: “The allegations reported today are incredibly disturbing—violence, abuse, and sexual assault are absolutely unacceptable.”
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The final string of statements came in at 10:35 p.m… Texas Democrat James Talarico called the allegations against Platner “credible,” and said, “he should withdraw from the race immediately.”
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