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Vivek Ramaswamy Grassroots Director Falsely Claimed Iraq Combat ServiceKathy Barnette says she served 'on the battlefield' in Iraq. Military records contradict that claim.Alana Goodman November 10, 2023Vivek Ramaswamy's national grassroots director claimed to have served "on the battlefield" in Iraq, but military records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon contradict this claim. Kathy Barnette, who lost the Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary in 2022 and serves as Ramaswamy's national grassroots director, made the statements about her service in a 2021 radio interview. But Barnette's military records, which she released under media pressure last year, show she left the military years before the Iraq war.It's not the first time Ramaswamy campaign personnel have made questionable comments. In September, the Free Beacon reported that the Republican presidential hopeful's New Hampshire campaign co-chair called Israel an "apartheid state" and expressed doubts about whether a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11.Barnette, who faced questions about her military service during her unsuccessful Senate primary campaign, suggested that she served in combat during a previously unreported 2021 interview with Ohio radio host Bloomdaddy. ...
Vivek says he can "give purpose" to those who have no purpose. Not sure whether this is insane or just stupid.https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1724213360705610011
