A former congresswoman may have deleted her “rape for politics” claim, but not her next insinuation regarding allegations brought against Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Taking a “vote blue, no matter who” stance appeared to back the left into a corner this week as allegations against their choice to challenge incumbent Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) proved too much to brush off.
While Democrats were tripping over themselves to withdraw their endorsements, former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) instead saw fit to bring up Jews following a since-deleted post calling out the alleged victim.
“If you are raped or sexually assaulted, report it immediately,” wrote Greene. “Don’t wait for years later until the man runs for office to go to news outlets to tell your story. And if you had consensual sex with him years ago, don’t turn it into rape for politics with conflicting stories.”
That post was subsequently followed by dot-connecting involving the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as she stated, “I do find it interesting that Platner is hated by AIPAC and rape accusations show up years later from a woman who dated him. AIPAC hated Massie too and they rolled out fake AI ads showing lies about him in a sex trio with AOC and Ilhan Omar.”
“I certainly hope any woman who is raped or sexually assaulted is safe and gets justice; that’s why it’s so important to report immediately and not wait years,” furthered Greene. “Although the Epstein victims have been trying for years to get justice, and unfortunately AIPAC, their donors, and friends love that elite group of men they are accusing. So that’s not really working out. I’m not taking sides, just making observations.”
MTG deletes her original post excusing allegations that Graham Platner raped someone, to then make it about Israel.
Who is paying her for this? pic.twitter.com/EfbtlkGKMm
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 6, 2026
The former congresswoman’s “observations” came as 41-year-old Jenny Racicot detailed to both Politico and CNN how Platner allegedly sexually assaulted her after entering her home uninvited in 2021 while drunk. The two were said to have had an “on-and-off relationship” that began in 2019 after meeting on the dating app Bumble.
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Referring to past Reddit posts from Platner, Racicot told CNN’s Jake Tapper, “I thought, here’s a man who was drunk and who, by dictionary definition, raped me. And he’s blaming drunk women. So I just felt like that was a very odd take to have on that.”
“And I also feel like with all of the comments that he made about women, sexual assault, rape, even the comments that he had made that was in The New York Times article about, you know, threatening people with rape,” she went on, “like, why does this person have this issue, scattered throughout their life, throughout their commentary, like it’s on their mind? Why do they have such a strong opinion about women coming forward with allegations? I just feel like this isn’t the first time.”
In describing her experience, Racicot stated that, “I just had to evaluate my safety and come up with the least worst outcome to this situation. And so I felt like complying for my safety was the least worst option.”
When Tapper pointed out, “But that’s not consenting,” she replied, “No, complying is not consenting,” before going on to add, “I didn’t want to find out how unsafe I could get that night or how harmed I could be that night.”
Platner issued his own statement Monday, addressing what he called the “troubling, serious and false allegations,” made against him.
As for the question posed as to who is paying Greene for her content, one user highlighted that the since-deleted post included a paid partnership ad for Polymarket about the odds of Platner dropping out of the Senate race.
on top of defending platner she somehow thought this was a good time to run a paid polymarket ad https://t.co/OxipL8wHYk pic.twitter.com/pKoWTrGTf3
— onion person (@CantEverDie) July 6, 2026
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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