The NRCC will reportedly pull their support from GOP congressional candidate running in Ohio J.R. Majewski, after he allegedly claimed to have falsely served in Afghanistan.
You can now listen to Fox News articles!J.R. Majewski after military records reportedly revealed was never stationed in Afghanistan, despite claiming to have served there after the 9/11 terrorist attack.in Ohio's 9th Congressional District, has been called an Afghanistan veteran for his Air Force service, but military records obtained by the Associated Press reveal that he was never actually stationed there.
According to an Associated Press report, military records show that he was in Kadena Air Base in Japan and was later deployed to Qatar, where he spent six months loading and unloading planes at an air base. The NRCC's move to divest from the advertising was first reported by Medium Buying, a media firm. The NRCC did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
J.R. Majewski is the Republican nominee running in Ohio's 13th Congressional District, against longtime representative Marcy Kaptur. "I am proud to have served my country," Majewski told the AP in the statement regarding the military documents."My accomplishments and record are under attack, meanwhile, career politician Marcy Kaptur has a forty-year record of failure for my Toledo community, which is why I’m
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