Graham Platner questioned Armenian genocide on Reddit: Report
Maine progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner questioned whether the mass-killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century “was in fact genocide” in a now-deleted 2016 Reddit comment.
TL;DR
- Graham Platner, a progressive Senate candidate in Maine, questioned whether the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire was genocide in a 2016 Reddit comment.
- Platner also made disparaging remarks about a soldier and had a tattoo of the Nazi Death's Head symbol.
- Turkey's official stance views the events as tragic consequences for all groups but objects to them being solely presented as genocide.
- Historians like Taner Akçam argue Ottoman archives show genocidal intent.
- Platner's race against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins is considered a toss-up.