Senate hopeful John James (R), identified in a television ad released July 29, 2020, as “Army Ranger, Captain”
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His latest ad, appearing in heavy rotation in Michigan, plays off his military background. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 2004 and served eight years in the Army, including in Iraq.
But, as regular readers of the Fact Checker might suspect, the ad stumbles when it identifies James as an “Army Ranger.”
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We looked into this issue a few weeks ago when we examined the case of Bryant “Corky” Messner, a lawyer who is seeking the GOP nomination in the U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire. In his ads and on his website, Messner described himself as an Army Ranger. That’s an elite unit within the military. But Messner and James can’t call themselves Army Rangers.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/04/yet-another-gop-senate-candidate-uses-ranger-label-despite-army-caveat/
