Dems Call Trump Fascist, Rally Behind Senate Candidate with Nazi Tattoo
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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First, they marvel as Democrats and left-leaning media figures suddenly rally around Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner despite multiple controversies, including his Nazi-related tattoo and troubling writings and associations. After initially distancing themselves from Platner, many on the left are now overlooking the baggage because they believe he offers their best chance to defeat Sen. Susan Collins.
Next, they walk through the National Review exclusive explaining why President Trump was running out of patience with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. From taxpayer-funded ads that boosted her personal profile to how she handled ICE operations in Minnesota and more, Noem is providing Trump too many headaches. And since this recording, Trump made Noem's exit official.
Finally, they blast Republicans in Montana for a last-minute maneuver that effectively cleared the field in a major race. Sen. Steve Daines announced on the filing deadline that he would not seek re-election, leaving just one candidate in the contest. Why are some politicians afraid to give voters a real choice?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:12.9 | And so glad you're with us for the Thursday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:16.7 | A lot to get to today. |
| 0:18.1 | Bad moves by Republicans in Montana. |
| 0:25.0 | The president considering a possible change at the Department of Homeland Security. |
| 0:39.2 | But Jim, we start with one of your favorite stories of the year. And really, because it grinds your gear so much. And that is the Senate race in the state of Maine. Susan Collins is up for another term, first elected in 1996. |
| 0:44.8 | The governor there, Janet Mills, who is approaching 80 years old, is trying to become a freshman United States senator. |
| 0:47.3 | But the one who keeps getting all the attention is the Bernie Sanders endorsed candidate, |
| 0:53.4 | and that is Graham Platner. |
| 0:54.9 | And he's getting a lot of attention probably for reasons he would not prefer, namely the Totenkamp Nazi tattoo, |
| 1:01.3 | but also some really crazy writings he had on Reddit over the years, as well as the fact that he has now recently appeared on the podcast of a guy who is considered to be an |
| 1:14.2 | anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist, a guy named Nate Kornatchie, if I'm saying that correctly. |
| 1:20.0 | But anyway, he's appeared on that. |
| 1:22.0 | But at the same time, he's doing better in the polls again. |
| 1:24.6 | Remember when the Nazi tattoo story came out? |
| 1:26.4 | He cratered in the polls. |
| 1:27.2 | He had been ahead, |
| 1:47.6 | his staff was abandoning him. It looked like he was going to maybe last a scaramucci or two, and then all of a sudden, he's back in the lead. And some polls buy a lot over Janet Mills in this primary. So even though he's now been on this show with this guy who's considered an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. |
| 1:44.6 | He's never really had a good explanation for the tattoo or some of the writings he had well |
| 1:48.4 | into his adulthood. |
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