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Navigating the Nonsense

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 189: Navigating the Nonsense

Trump Weighs In on Graham Platner

July 8, 2026 · 8:15 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“President Donald Trump told reporters that the firestorm engulfing Maine oysterman Graham Platner is ‘really a question of whether you believe the woman’ who accused him of sexual assault,” Politico reports.

Said Trump: “It’s very hard for them to do. It’s really a question of whether you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods. It’s a — he’s in a bind. He’s in a bind. But should they be able to do it? Well, I guess he’s going to lose. I would imagine he’s going to lose.”

He added: “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.”

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