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California Senate Candidate Wore Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Tattoo for 18 Years

PBD Podcast · SAVE Act FAILS + LA's CROOKED Election? | PBD #813 · June 5, 2026

PBD Podcast

SAVE Act FAILS + LA's CROOKED Election? | PBD #813

"Graham Plattner doesn't just have a Nazi tattoo. For 18 years, he had a tattoo of the concentration camp guards on his chest, and he knew what it was. And to hear people compare that to anything else in the public sphere in America is insane, and it is insanely offensive."

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Plattner wore a Totenkopf tattoo—the symbol of Nazi SS concentration camp guards—for nearly two decades before covering it up to run for office. Conservative commentator Batya Ungar-Sargon condemned Democrats defending Plattner after years of calling MAGA supporters Nazis. New York Times reporting also cited three women alleging physical abuse and disturbing behavior including threats of rape.

About this episode

In this episode of the PBD Podcast, host Patrick Bet-David and co-hosts Tom Ellsworth, Vincent Oshana, and Adam Sosnick dissected major political controversies dominating the news cycle, with a particular focus on election integrity and hypocrisy in American politics. The conversation opened with allegations of vote manipulation in the Los Angeles mayoral race, where candidate Spencer Pratt—polling at roughly 30%—allegedly received zero votes from a 24,834-ballot drop overnight, dropping his odds of making the runoff from high probability to 6.8%. President Trump publicly questioned the count. The team then examined the failure of the Save America Voter Eligibility Act, which despite 83-84% public support for voter ID requirements, was defeated 50-48 when four Republican senators—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, and Tom Tillis—joined Democrats to block it. The most explosive segment covered Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Plattner, who wore a Nazi SS concentration camp guard tattoo for 18 years and faces abuse allegations from three women reported by the New York Times. Despite this, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to withdraw his endorsement. The panel also criticized New York legislation replacing 'mother' and 'father' with 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent,' calling it political correctness gone too far. Other topics included AI regulation debates, Bitcoin's 50% drop affecting Michael Saylor's $10 billion position, new FIFA World Cup rules generating backlash, and a heartbreaking story of a YouTuber couple terminating a pregnancy after a Down syndrome diagnosis, sparking emotional discussion about the value of life and the joy special needs children bring to families.

Key takeaways

Spencer Pratt allegedly received zero votes out of 24,834 in an LA mayoral ballot drop despite polling at 30%, raising questions about vote counting integrity.
Four GOP senators—Collins, Murkowski, McConnell, and Tillis—joined Democrats to defeat the Save Act requiring voter ID despite 84% public support.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Plattner wore a Nazi concentration camp guard tattoo for 18 years and faces abuse allegations from three women per New York Times.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to withdraw his endorsement of Plattner, stating his priority is to retake the Senate and beat Susan Collins.
New York Democrats advanced legislation replacing 'mother' and 'father' with 'gestating parent' and 'non-gestating parent' in state law, sparking criticism.
Bitcoin dropped 50% from its $125,000 peak to $60,000, leaving Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc. facing $10 billion in unrealized losses and questions about forced selling.
The panel shared emotional testimonies about the value of Down syndrome children after YouTubers Jesse Ridgeway and wife terminated pregnancy following diagnosis.