President Donald Trump called out political double standards as he weighed in on the Graham Platner scandal.
Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, the president was asked about the unraveling campaign of the Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who would shortly announce his withdrawal from the race.
“Do you think that the Democrats should be able to pick a replacement for Graham Platner?” one reporter asked Trump, referring to Democrats urging the candidate to drop out amid multiple disturbing allegations, in a move that many would see as reminiscent of ejecting former President Joe Biden out of his re-election race in 2024.
🚨 BOOM! President Trump just EXPOSED that the Democrats IGNORED allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner when it was a REPUBLICAN woman
But now that the accuser is liberal, they suddenly believe her. Double standard!
“It’s VERY interesting when a Republican… pic.twitter.com/4zMf00OsYp
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 9, 2026
“They’re picking what?” Trump asked.
“A replacement for Graham Platner if he steps out of the race,” the journalist replied, clarifying the question.
“He won the primary, right? It’s very hard for them to do,” Trump said.
“It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods. It’s, uh — he’s in a bind. He’s in a bind,” he added as the left tripped over themselves in claiming Trump had defended Platner.
“But, should they be able to do it? Well, I guess he’s gonna lose. I would imagine he’s gonna lose,” Trump continued, referring to the race against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) before dropping a reality check.
“It’s very interesting. When a Republican woman came out with the same charge, nobody believed her. When this woman came out, everybody believed her,” he noted, referring to allegations against Platner by ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield, a Virginia conservative.
Democrats conveniently forgot their cries of “believe all women” and shockingly dismissed Fifield’s claims, standing by Platner until the nominee’s implosion was hard to ignore. But sexual assault accusations by Platner’s ex-girlfriend, Jenny Racicot, were the final nail in the coffin.
Shortly after Trump’s comments, the Democratic Senate contender dropped out of the race.
Graham Platner, Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate in Maine announces that he will drop out of the race: “We’re not doing it because of the allegations, we’re doing it because of the structures that are being taken away from us by those in power.” pic.twitter.com/GDKpJuQXdO
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 9, 2026
“I just want to make it clear. This is all false. The things that have been claimed did not happen. It’s not real,” Platner said in a video announcing the end of his campaign.
“It has placed an immense amount of weight on me as I think about what needs to happen now,” adding that the party establishment “would rather see Susan Collins win than have me be the next senator from Maine.”
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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