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'American Sniper' widow Taya Kyle torches Graham Platner over 'cowardly' comments trashing late husband
Taya Kyle, widow of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle, criticized Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner for alleging her husband exaggerated his combat kill count by targeting civilians. Platner, a Marine Corps veteran and progressive Democrat, faced backlash for a 2024 podcast comment and a resurfaced Reddit post mocking a wounded soldier, which were condemned by U.S. Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill as 'vile hatred.'
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