Graham Platner, an upstart Democratic candidate running to challenge Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins, reportedly acknowledged that his skull-and-crossbones tattoo is a Nazi military symbol.

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said he didn't know the meaning of the skull tattoo, which he got in 2007 while on leave in Croatia during his time in the Marines.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) said Monday his past Reddit comments were meant “to get a rise out of people.” “That was me trying to get a rise out of people on the Internet,” Platner

A Jewish civil rights group said the tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol. ‘I have legitimately dedicated much of my life to antifascism,’ Democrat Graham Platner said.

Marine earned plaudits from some Democrats. Now his comments risk their chances of defeating incumbent Republican senator