Lemon LIVE at 5 | The Pressure on Graham Platner Is Exploding!
The political crisis surrounding Graham Platner is deepening. Following allegations of sexual assault, prominent Democrats are withdrawing their support and calling on him to step aside. Tonight, Don breaks down the latest developments, what they mean for Democrats’ chances of flipping the Senate seat, whether Platner can survive the growing pressure to resign, and who could emerge if he leaves the race.
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July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
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@hl217
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Most people have commented or the people that count. It's how we move forward and it can't be Mills.
@HankCollins-m2e
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Love ya don but idk. Why didn't these things come out before he became the frontrunner. With everything that's going on today with all the men in the republican party why is it so different. I agree no is no but 10 years ago. Not a woman but I told my daughter if anything like this happens to her to go to the police
@EMARGEMITCHELL
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
LEMON WERE IS MITC MC CONNELL ASK
@SweDaneDragon
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Isn't it convenient how this story drops right after a poll showing that Mainers would stop supporting him if more scandals surface, Ro Khannas statement and just 1 week before the deadline for dropping out?
@amy45673
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
I’ve had red flags raised from this man since his first allegations, but I understood what was at stake. It’s a shame that he couldn’t prove me wrong. The democrats that still continue to support him are showing why people like Donald Trump won.
@SeanMo-k1n
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
4 combat tours, and you come back damaged. Society won't be a place for you, I know
@teamworkcell4623
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Love Nina Turner.
@monicalittle247
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Send Daniel to Maine !! We need the T….
@olg05001
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Emitt till some women lie not all
@lindaperkins-kiett8759
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
YOU ARE NOT WRONG, DON, KEEP GOING!
@soulwork8391
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Setup.
@PAMDANCER1
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
What a sewer! And we need to support the replacement!!
@ColdEmberMusic
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Idk if I’m alone in this view but what if platner was the ultimate republican plant. If we didnt kno what party he was in and all this came out we would assume it’s a republican. The republicans plan ahead when it comes to sabotage after the first thing with the nazi tat I felt if he was elected he was gonna switch parties. His old post and behaviors line up with maga. Just something I thought. Maybe I’m wrong but what if I’m right
@wellnesstraveler-Albania
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
So she continually consents to have sex with him? That’s ridiculous. After one time of him removing the condom – he should be thrown out to never be invited back.
@mjbullin1
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
If you find a milk toast candidate the people will not vote for him or her .
@jazzchristineart
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Any United States of America one is not found guilty unless in a court of law accusations are not a court of law. Many Americans seem to have forgotten this very sad! Unlike President Trump, who is an adjudicated rapist and a felon found in a court of law does this make no sense to anyone This is very sad.
@TodayWithJenai
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
As a woman some of these stories seem VERY fishy. If someone took the condom off and said creepy things while doing so, I would NOT give them a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th time to let them do so again and again…like wtf? If these women were teenagers, I might be more reluctant to believe this, but this woman is middle aged. I do not know it all seems a little farfetched. I hope Maine can find another candidate to beat Susan Collins.
@mcuse5478
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Nina is 🔥
@mjbullin1
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Ok , then why did she repeatedly have sex with him again if she knew the first time he removed the condom. But yeah , he’s probably done. But I will keep asking who is paying these women and how much? Again , if he stays in , the Maine voters will decide.
@KBenton-c4c
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
BULLSHT
@mjbullin1
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Ok. But I don’t find Jake Tapper credible.
@whitneybarker6860
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Republicans ignore all these things and elect the worst president ever.
@whitneybarker6860
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Planter should step down immediately.
@rhondafyness519
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
So they as in white women will elect a racist but being a sexist and alleged rapist is a bridge too far .. wow white women and dems really have a racism problem
@archangel807
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
They were lovers for over two years and she had Psychiatrist. Mental Hospital?
@archangel807
July 8, 2026 at 2:46 pm
If Dems cannot back this young man, there will be no more young candidates. They all have Ex Girlfriends and Boyfriends.
They are showing the Platner accuser old letters to her Psychiatrist/Therapist. Was she ever in a mental hospital.? 7yrs later she is passing this to media? No police report or medical report. Any book deals? They were lovers for over two years.