Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner once wrote some people should be killed for their beliefs

Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, once wrote that some people should be killed for their political beliefs.

"There are times in this world when, for the good of tolerance and humanity, you need to kill a motherf---er," Platner wrote on his now-deleted Reddit account in September 2013. "Sadly most people who are true believers in tolerance and humanity find that activity repulsive. Which I suppose is morally good, but pragmatically a shortfall."

Platner made the comment in response to a blog post about left-wing Antifa protestors attacking the offices of a far-right nationalist political party in Greece.

The Platner campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

Platner is running effectively unopposed in Maine's Democratic primary in June. He aims to flip one of Maine's Senate seats in the 2026 midterms.

As recently as April 2020, Platner claimed on Reddit that he was a member of his local chapter of the Socialist Rifle Association. The group, a nonprofit based in Wichita, Kansas, provides firearms training and education to leftists.

In a post describing his left-wing drift after leaving the military, Platner stated "still got the guns though, I don’t trust the fascists to act politely." He had described Republicans, including President Donald Trump, as fascists.

He also classified himself as a "socialist" and "communist" in comments made under the moniker "P-Hustle" on Reddit, but has since tried to distance himself from those labels during his run for U.S. Senate.

Platner has issued a general apology for the thousands of controversial and vulgar resurfaced posts. In addition to repeatedly expressing support for political violence, the former Marine also identified as a communist, used slurs, complained about black people not tipping and called white people living in rural America "stupid."

"I’m sorry for this. Just know that it’s not reflective at all of who I am," Platner said of his previous comments posted online. "I don’t want you to judge me on the dumbest thing I ever wrote on the internet. I would prefer if people could judge me on the person I am today."

While Platner used homophobic slurs and made some politically incorrect comments, he also expressed support for gay rights and opposition to racism in his Reddit comments. He explained his coarse language as a byproduct of the "crude humor" and "offensive language" he had become accustomed to while serving as a Marine in Afghanistan.