Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Faces Controversy Over Nazi-Style Tattoo
A man named Graham is running to be a senator in Maine.
Some people are upset because he has a tattoo on his chest that looks like a symbol used by Nazis a long time ago.
Graham says he got the tattoo when he was in the Marines and didn't know it looked like that.
He even asked a tattoo artist friend to cover it up with a different design.
The artist helped him by drawing a new picture of a Celtic knot with a dog.
Some people are still unhappy and think the old tattoo might still be there, while the artist believes Graham made a mistake and tried to fix it.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is embroiled in controversy over a chest tattoo resembling Nazi imagery.
Platner claims he got the tattoo during his Marine service while drunk and unaware of its symbolism.
He reportedly contacted a tattoo artist, Mischa Ostberg, to cover up the symbol.
Ostberg confirmed Platner's request and performed a cover-up, replacing the original tattoo with a Celtic knot and a dog design.
Platner's past controversial social media posts, including racist remarks and homophobic slurs, have also drawn criticism.
- Who
- Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate from Maine, and tattoo artist Mischa Ostberg.
- What
- Platner is facing controversy over a chest tattoo that critics claim resembles Nazi symbols. He sought to have it covered up by a tattoo artist.
- When
- The controversy surfaced recently, with social media posts and tattoo cover-up discussions occurring between 2018 and 2021, and the cover-up occurring after Platner's Marine service.
- Where
- Maine, and during Platner's Marine service.
- Why
- Platner is facing scrutiny for his past remarks and a tattoo that critics associate with Nazi imagery, potentially impacting his campaign for the US Senate seat.
- Candidate
- Graham Platner
- Party
- Democratic
- State
- Maine
- Office Sought
- US Senate seat
- Tattoo Location
- Chest
- Tattoo Cover-Up Artist
- Mischa Ostberg