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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Monday called on Graham Platner to end his Senate bid in Maine after a disturbing rape allegation was leveled against him.
“I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,” Khanna wrote on X. “These allegations are very serious and credible.
“Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.”
Jenny Racicot, Platner’s ex-girlfriend, alleged in a Politico piece published Monday that the Maine Senate hopeful drunkenly broke into her home and raped her about five years ago.
Khanna notably stood by Platner after the New York Times last month reported accounts from several of the Democratic candidate’s exes who described enduring alleged physical and mental abuse from Platner.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 18: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) arrives for a House Oversight Committee closed-door interview with former prison guard Tova Noel on Capitol Hill on May 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. Noel, a former guard at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, is believed to have been among the last people to see convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his death in 2019. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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