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Graham Platner: “I also said that sexual assault didn't occur in the military…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 11:44

Yeah. So the comment was, is that I said that people, men and women, shouldn't get too drunk and should take some personal responsibility. I don't. I also said that sexual assault didn't occur in the military as much as people said it did. It does. I learned that very quickly. I came out of the infantry at the time it was a male only organization. I never interacted with it in the service. (11:44–11:51)

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