After Graham Platner, the progressive Senate hopeful running in Maine’s Democratic primary, revealed this week that he had had a Nazi-inspired tattoo on his chest for nearly two decades , several of his allies on the left cut him loose.

One who hasn’t: Vermont’s Jewish senator, Bernie Sanders.

“I’m not overly impressed by a squad of media running around saying, ‘What do you think about the tattoo on Graham Platner’s chest?’” the elder statesman of the progressive movement told Axios this week. “Between you and me, there might be one or two more important issues.”

Sanders also said he “absolutely” stood by his endorsement of Platner . Axios plans to air its full interview with Sanders on Friday but released snippets of the conversation on social media.

Sanders has backed Pla

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