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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOhio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service
AP via Yahoo NewsWASHINGTON (AP) Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing tough conditions including a lack of running water that forced him to go more than 40 days without a shower.
Military documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request tell a different story.
They indicate Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally that is a safe distance from the fighting.
Majewski's account of his time in the military is just one aspect of his biography that is suspect. His post-military career has been defined by exaggerations, conspiracy theories, talk of violent action against the U.S. government and occasional financial duress.
Still, thanks to an unflinching allegiance to former President Donald Trump Majewski once painted a massive Trump mural on his lawn he also stands a chance of defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a district recently redrawn to favor Republicans.
Military documents obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request tell a different story.
They indicate Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally that is a safe distance from the fighting.
Majewski's account of his time in the military is just one aspect of his biography that is suspect. His post-military career has been defined by exaggerations, conspiracy theories, talk of violent action against the U.S. government and occasional financial duress.
Still, thanks to an unflinching allegiance to former President Donald Trump Majewski once painted a massive Trump mural on his lawn he also stands a chance of defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a district recently redrawn to favor Republicans.
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Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Sep 2022
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kimbutgar
(21,060 posts)1. How can this info get out if voters only watch Fox?
The local paper and news should cover this but MAGA doesnt watch local news.
Conjuay
(1,369 posts)2. I guess his neighorhood
doesnt have an HOA.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)3. Marcy Kaptur needs ads as good as those for Mark Kelly here in AZ, or
For Fetterman in PA, as well as others I have seen on DU..
I like the ads that hammer the opponent with their own words..as well as the recent ad demonstrating how vile the GOP is regarding domestic violence..vs divorce..
GOTV...
kairos12
(12,844 posts)4. Stolen Valor
Scumbag MAGA.