Sen. Kaine Refuses to Denounce Platner’s Nazi Tattoo, ‘Maine Democrats Will Decide’

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) refused to denounce Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo.

Host Kasie Hunt said, “So speaking of politics there today Graham Platner, the likely nominee for Senate in Maine, was meeting with Democrats after additional revelations. There have been some in your caucus, including, Cory Booker and, John Fetterman, notably, who’ve criticized Platner and raised questions about whether he’s the right nominee in that race. Do you think, considering everything on the line control of the Senate, that could come down to that race in Maine, is he the right person for Democrats to put forward?”

Kaine said, “Here’s here’s my thought about this. I almost never get involved in primaries outside of Virginia because I think Maine Democrats should pick their candidates.”

Hunt said, “But are you comfortable having a potential colleague with a Nazi tattoo that he knew was