The Biggest Applause Line From #GrahamPlatner's Labor Day Speech Was About Ending US Bombs in Gaza
And the second biggest was about naming the enemy which his Senate campaign will seek to target: "the #oligarchy."
from #CommonDreams
Julia Conley
Sep 02, 2025
"Our taxpayer dollars can build schools and hospitals in America, not bombs to destroy them in #Gaza," said Platner, leading the audience to stand up and applaud for a full 30 seconds.
Platner, a military veteran and oyster farmer who is challenging Collins鈥攁 vehement supporter of #Israel鈥攈as previously spoken about Gaza in an interview for Zeteo, calling Israel's US-backed attack on the territory "the moral test of our time."
He repeated his message on social media Tuesday, saying: "It's not complicated: Not one more taxpayer dollar for genocide."
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