Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., (Left) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., (Right) kept silent on progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner's controversial tattoo. (Ben Margot/AP Photo; WGME via AP; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital asked whether Warren and Duckworth condemn Platner because of the tattoo and whether they believe he should drop out of the race. Neither immediately responded to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
During Hegseth’s confirmation hearings, Warren sent him an extensive letter, in which, among other issues, she expressed concern about his "Deus Vult" tattoo.
"You were also removed from President Biden’s inauguration because of concerns that you were an insider threat after reports that your ‘Deus Vult’ tattoo ‘was a Christian expression associated with right-wing extremism,’" Warren wrote, adding, "We cannot have a Defense Secretary whose fellow servicemembers feel concerned enough about to report as a potential insider threat."
Even as secretary, Democrats have continued to give Hegseth a hard time over the tattoos. During a hearing in June, Duckworth accused Hegseth of "blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp," adding, "Luckily, I didn’t end up with a questionable tattoo."
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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the No Kings Rally in Washington DC on October 18th. (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead) (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)
He claimed he had "lived a life dedicated to anti-fascism, anti-racism and anti-Nazism" and was "appalled" to learn it resembled a hate symbol.
A spokesperson for Sanders shared an Axios interview with the senator in which he said that "I'm not overly impressed by a squad of media running around saying, 'what do you think about the tattoo on Graham Platner's chest'" and "between you and me there might be one or two more important issues."
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The spokesperson also shared another statement from Sanders in which he said of Platner "I personally think he is an excellent candidate. I'm going to support him, and I look forward to him becoming the next senator in the state of Maine"
Fox News Digital also reached out to Sanders and Platner’s campaign for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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