🚨Also Nazi Platner posted this about Purple Heart post on reddit, then Nazi tattoo deleted:
The "Purple Heart post" refers to a deleted 2019 Reddit comment by Graham Platner's old account "P-Hustle" (which he has acknowledged owning).
Exact text (from June 2019, in r/combatfootage or similar):"This video never gets old. Dumb motherf----- didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat a-- wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible s--- decision possible when it comes to small unit combat."
It was a reply to a viral 2012 helmet-cam video of U.S. Army Pfc. Ted Daniels (then 37, a father of two) in Afghanistan. Daniels deliberately moved into open terrain to draw Taliban fire away from his squad during a firefight. He was shot four times, survived, and received a Purple Heart. The video (available on YouTube, e.g., via Funker530) has tens of millions of views.
The post was archived via tools like Pushshift/PullPush and databases such as the Maine Monitor’s collection of Platner’s deleted comments. Platner has mass-deleted much of his old Reddit history.
Context and Fallout (as of late May 2026)
Platner’s response: When confronted by Fox News, he did not apologize. He cited his own four combat tours (Marine Corps and Army infantry), noted that many of his friends have Purple Hearts, and called criticism "slanderous and offensive."
Ted Daniels’ response: The veteran called Platner a "coward" for keyboard comments and challenged Democrats (including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, etc.) backing him to explain it to his children. He said he doesn’t want a personal apology (doubting its sincerity) but criticized the lack of respect for veterans.