They just can't tell the truth:
August 30, 2024 2:38pm EDT
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore falsely claimed to have received the Bronze Star medal earlier in his political career, according to reports.
The specter of stolen valor has hovered over the Democratic governor since his campaign for the office in 2022, when two television interviewers introduced the politician as a Bronze Star recipient.
Moore did not correct either interviewer, but his staff has been adamant that he never claimed to have gotten the reward.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the New York Times revealed Moore did, in fact, assert that he had received the Bronze Star, on an application for the White House fellowship in January 2006.
"For my work, the 82nd Airborne Division have awarded me the Bronze Star Medal ," Moore wrote.
Moore was never awarded the Bronze Star.
August 30, 2024 2:38pm EDT
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore falsely claimed to have received the Bronze Star medal earlier in his political career, according to reports.
The specter of stolen valor has hovered over the Democratic governor since his campaign for the office in 2022, when two television interviewers introduced the politician as a Bronze Star recipient.
Moore did not correct either interviewer, but his staff has been adamant that he never claimed to have gotten the reward.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the New York Times revealed Moore did, in fact, assert that he had received the Bronze Star, on an application for the White House fellowship in January 2006.
"For my work, the 82nd Airborne Division have awarded me the Bronze Star Medal ," Moore wrote.
Moore was never awarded the Bronze Star.