Graham Platner claims voters concerned over trans athletes are 'manipulated by billionaires'

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner suggested that opposition to transgender athletes in female sports was a result of an "out-of-state billionaire" agenda.

Last week, Platner spoke on Slate's "Death, Sex & Money" podcast where he was asked by host Anna Sale about the topic being an ongoing issue for Democratic politicians such as Maine Gov. Janet Mills. Platner admitted that it's an issue that he can't take "seriously" because he considers it "propaganda."

"It is...