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Liberal author and famed Maine writer Stephen King is rallying behind embattled Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday amid growing calls for him to drop out of the race.
The political landscape was rocked Monday after a sexual assault allegation surfaced against Platner. Jenny Racicot, one of Platner’s exes, claimed to Politico he drunkenly entered her home in 2021 and raped her. Platner denied the accusations.
While Platner’s future in the Maine Senate race hangs in the balance, the iconic creator of “The Shining” and “It” is hoping he doesn’t throw in the towel.
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“Graham Platner may drop out. (I hope he doesn’t, but.) Meanwhile, the Abuser in Chief just keeps on keepin’ on,” King wrote on X. The author, an outspoken Trump critic, was alluding to the various sexual misconduct allegations leveled against the president, which he has long denied.
In a follow-up X post, King added, “Tell you what–if you knew the whole truth about everyone in the Senate and House of Reps, those chambers would be dead empty. Jesus said, ‘Let him without sin cast the first stone.’”
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Conservative critics railed against King’s hot take.
“You hope he doesn’t?? WTH is wrong with you?” Washington Post columnist and Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen wrote in response to King.
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“We all hope he doesn’t!” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz wrote on X.
“I absolutely love it when people show you who they are,” conservative personality Fusilli Spock wrote.
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Many are speculating that Platner’s exit from the Senate race is imminent, though he did not commit to withdrawing in a video address responding to the allegation.
“So, regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins,” Platner said in the video. “Those were the goals when we launched this campaign, and they remain my goals today.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Platner’s campaign about King’s comments.
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