Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat vying for a seat in the United States Senate, said he has covered up a tattoo after receiving fierce backlash over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.

Democrats are split over Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after resurfaced Reddit posts and a viral video showing a tattoo resembling a Nazi “Death’s Head” emblem reignited scrutiny of his past.

Platner is a U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Maine.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner said he covered up a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol that he got nearly 20 years ago.

Dem Senate candidate Graham Platner covered a Nazi-linked tattoo after backlash over old posts apologized but refused to quit as rivals demanded he drop out.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is under fire for a tattoo resembling the Nazi SS Totenkopf, which he says he got unknowingly during a drunken trip as a Marine. The controversy follows resurfaced offensive Reddit posts,