Donald Trump had some harsh words to say about Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday.
The controversial oysterman will be facing longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in the November election and currently has a 5-point lead over her, according to RealClearPolitics.
Considering a Collins win would help Trump and the Republicans stay in control of the Senate, Trump “slammed the Democrats for not talking enough about the allegations against Platner.”
“He’s a thug, and they’re trying to make excuses for him,” Trump began. “I mean, he’s worse than any human being that’s run for office, probably.”
But in this case, Platner might be rubber and Trump might be glue because disgruntled voters might describe the president using many of the same words he used to trash the Maine Democrat.
“Can you imagine if the Republicans had him?” Trump continued, and claimed, among other things, “There’s never been a guy like that that’s ever run for office, and at any level. The guy is a loser.”
Trump may have thought he was making a slam-dunk case against Platner, but his remarks lacked self-awareness, considering he’s had his own cheating scandals and, unlike Platner, was found guilty of 34 felonies.
Naturally, people had thoughts.
Some wondered if bringing up Jeffrey Epstein was the right play here.
And, of course, the Spider-Man meme came up.
JS reached out to Platner’s office for comment, but no one immediately responded. He did however post a video on social media after Trump’s statements to remind voters of the president’s relationship with Epstein.