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Plattner said he found a skull and crossbones pony During a night of drinking in 2007 when he was 20 Marine CorpsHe was on holiday in Croatia and said he was not aware until recently that the photo was linked to the Nazi police.
Plattner told The Associated Press that his campaign initially said he would remove the tattoo, but because of limited options where he lives in rural Maine, he decided to cover it with another tattoo.
“I wanted to get this thing off my body,” he said. “It will take a while to get to a tattoo removal place.”
Plattner said that in the past 20 years he has never been questioned about the tattoo’s connection to Nazi symbols. He said that when he joined the army, it was here that tattoos with hate symbols were required to be checked.
“I have also passed a thorough background check to obtain security clearance to join the ambassador in Afghanistan,” Plattner said.
Questions about the tattoos follow the recent discovery of Plattner’s now-deleted online statements that included decrying military sexual assaults, questioning the gratuity habits of black patrons and criticizing police officers and rural Americans.
Plattner has apologized for those comments, saying they were made after leaving the Army in 2012, when he was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
The oyster farmer and first-time political candidate is running a progressive campaign against Republican Susan Collins, who has held the Senate seat for 30 years. The crowded Democratic primary field includes two-term Governor Janet Mills.
Plattner has resisted calls to drop out of the race. She is supported by Vermont’s independent senator Bernie Sanders, who has described Plattner as a stronger candidate for the seat than Mills.
Plattner planned a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine, on Wednesday.