After his splashy debut on the political scene, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has been playing defense following reports on his past controversial Reddit posts . But the hits kept on coming after it was revealed that the veteran and oyster farmer has a skull and crossbones tattoo that resembles a prominent Nazi emblem.

But on Wednesday, Platner revealed that he has since had the tattoo covered up in the wake of the burgeoning controversy.

In an interview with the Associated Press , Platner said he opted to have the tattoo covered up rather than undergo a full removal due to the slim options where he lives and in the interest of time. “Going to a tattoo-removal place is going to take a while,” he said. “I wanted this thing off my body.”

In an upcoming interview with local M

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