Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts erupted in a public display of anger this week, knocking a reporters phone to the ground rather than answer a straightforward question about his support for scandal-ridden Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
The confrontation unfolded as Moulton arrived at the American Legion Auxiliary Post 45 in Medford for a scheduled Listening Tour stop, according to RedState. As the congressman entered the venue, a questioner asked, "Do you endorse Graham Platner in Maine?"a routine inquiry that instantly triggered a visibly hostile reaction from the lawmaker.
Instead of offering clarity on whether he backs Platner, Moulton turned the moment into an on-camera spectacle, adopting an aggressive posture and glaring at the questioner before striking the phone. Rather than address the substance of the inquiry, he chose to belittle the reporter, sneering, "You've got to do a better job of hanging onto your phone," as the device tumbled.
Video of the incident, shared online with the caption, ".@sethmoulton lashes out and knocks down phone when asked whether he endorses Platner Video obtained by @foxnewspolitics," quickly circulated, raising questions about Moultons temperament and his judgment. For a politician ostensibly on a Listening Tour, the episode underscored a striking unwillingness to engage with legitimate concerns about the candidate he has been defending.
Platner, a Democrat seeking to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, has become a magnet for controversy. He has been photographed with a chest tattoo of the Totenkopf, a symbol long associated with Nazi SS units and concentration camp guards, and has drawn attention for bizarre and vulgar online behavior, including an apparent obsession with the conditions inside porta-potties.
More troubling still, Platner mocked U.S. Army Pfc. Ted Daniels, who was seen in a video being shot by the Taliban, calling him a "dumb motherf***er" who "didnt deserve to live." That a sitting member of Congress would go out of his way to shield such a figure from scrutiny speaks volumes about the current priorities of the Democratic Partys political class.
Moulton has already publicly defended Platner on national television, even while acknowledging at least part of the controversy. In a CNN appearance last month, he praised the former Marine and oyster farmer for having owned that mistake on the tattoo, insisting it wasnt disqualifying and that Platner had taken responsibilitywhile downplaying the rest of the baggage.
"Look, Graham clearly made a mistake. And I've been on CNN saying that what I appreciated about him is he owned that mistake. He took responsibility for it. And I don't think that that's disqualifying," he said. "What is disqualifying is having a senator in Maine who just does Donald Trump's bidding." Pressed by CNN on whether additional scandals would be too much, Moulton responded, "I mean we just don't know."
That comment captures the Democrats calculus: even a walking perpetual fountain of scandal is apparently preferable to a senator who supports President Trumps America First agenda. Moulton may not have formally endorsed Platner yet, but his repeated defenses suggest it is only a matter of time as Democrats grow increasingly desperate to flip Collins seat.
This is what the self-styled resistance has becomea party willing to circle the wagons around a candidate marked by Nazi imagery, vulgar obsessions, and vile attacks on a wounded American soldier, so long as he promises to oppose President Trump. The tantrum in Medford was not an aberration; it was a revealing snapshot of a political movement that will excuse almost anything, and behave like petulant children in public, if that is what it takes to undermine a successful conservative presidency.
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