Maine State Rep. Geiger Attacks Jake Tapper and Mainstream Media Claiming ‘Character Assassination’ Against Platner

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GEIGER: “If all of you keep with the character assassination for the next five months, you may succeed in taking him out. I happen to think it‘s a fight worth fighting. I happen to think that his campaign, the movement he is leading, is worth trying to keep going. I think he's a — I‘ve known him him. I've known him since last summer — "
TAPPER: "I don‘t know what you mean by 'All of you, character assassination' We‘re reporting — I mean, he had a Totenkopf tattoo on his chest. That‘s a fact. He did write those Reddit posts. That‘s a fact. These three women came out and they‘re making these allegations against him. It‘s a fact. I don‘t know him. I‘m not making any character assassinations. We‘re stating facts. These women said this, he denies it, and we‘re reporting it."
GEIGER: "I just have never seen a single article about the fact that when he shows up, everything is packed at 900 people show up to see him."