Footage posted by Fox News Politics Editor Cameron Cawthorne appears to show Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) knocking down someone’s phone when asked if he endorses Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.

Moulton is running for Senate in Massachusetts, attempting to defeat incumbent Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) in the Democratic primary.

“@sethmoulton lashes out and knocks down phone when asked whether he endorses Platner,” Cawthorne wrote on X.

“You gotta do a better job of hanging on to your phone,” Moulton says in the video.

Watch below:

Boston Herald has more:

The Moulton campaign claims the unnamed person is with the political action committee America Rising, which conducts opposition research on Democratic candidates.

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“It’s not surprising that Fox is too scared to invite Seth back on their shows, but they’re happy to pay a MAGA tracker with America Rising to harass him at multiple events across Massachusetts,” Moulton campaign Communications Director Taylor Hebble told the Herald in a written statement. “Seth takes on MAGA anywhere, anytime, and won’t back down. If this tracker can’t handle a reality check or hold onto his own equipment, that’s on him.”

A spokesperson for FOX News tells the Herald that the Moulton campaign’s claims are untrue.

“FOX News has never paid a tracker to attend an event,” the spokesperson told the Herald in a written statement.

But Moulton is firing back at the national cable news network, posting to X “how much MAGA pisses me off.”

“Typical MAGA to classify an @AmericaRising tracker as a ‘reporter.’ I’m not going to apologize for how much MAGA pisses me off. I’ll take them on anywhere, anytime, and I won’t back down. If this tracker can’t handle a reality check or hold onto his own equipment, that’s on him. Sorry not sorry,” Moulton said.

“And if @FoxNews wants me back on their airwaves so badly, they should stop ghosting my team,” he added.

Mediaite shared further:

That wild exchange comes after Platner’s campaign has been hit with several scandals. He infamously had a Nazi tattoo on his chest — which he later removed and denied knowing it was tied to Nazi Germany; a former girlfriend later contested his claim and told The New York Times he knew exactly what it was.

There have been plenty of other unsavory headlines, like Platner’s campaign admitting he sexted a number of women who were not his wife. Platner ripped the “establishment media” for trying to tear apart his loving marriage in response.

Platner also praised Nazi-allied soldiers in now-deleted Reddit posts and was accused of abusive behavior by ex-girlfriends in the aforementioned NYT report. Platner denied the accusations.

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Despite the baggage, Platner easily won the Maine Democratic primary last month. He will face Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) in this November’s general election.

 

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